Mountnessing
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Mountnessing is a village in south Essex
. It is situated to the north-east of Brentwood
, south-west of Ingatestone
. A large proportion of the houses are situated on the old Roman Road (formerly the A12 road until the village was bypassed in the 1970's} between Brentwood
and Ingatestone
. The village is approximately equidistant between the two closest railway stations of Shenfield
and Ingatestone
.
Mountnessing is most noted for its windmill
and for the parish church of St Giles.
An annual village fete in held in July. In the "Windmill" field there is also a village hall, cricket pitch, football pitches and tennis courts (members only). In the 1970s the children's football team the Mountnessing Millers played here. Players included Colin Gordon, Mitchell and Warren Ball, Darren Brooks, John Wastenage, Timothy Holland as well as three of the Brocklehurst brothers Matt, Barny and Ben.
It has 3 pubs, The George and Dragon, The Plough and the Prince of Wales, a butcher and an Indian restaurant.
It is rumoured that Dick Turpin Dick Turpin
once stayed at the George and Dragon.
There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road.
Mountnessing Church - St.Giles - is located mid-way between Mountnessing and Billericay
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. It is situated to the north-east of Brentwood
Brentwood, Essex
Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....
, south-west of Ingatestone
Ingatestone
Ingatestone is a small town in Essex, England, with a population of about 4500 people. To the immediate north lies the village of Fryerning, and the two form the civil parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning....
. A large proportion of the houses are situated on the old Roman Road (formerly the A12 road until the village was bypassed in the 1970's} between Brentwood
Brentwood, Essex
Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....
and Ingatestone
Ingatestone
Ingatestone is a small town in Essex, England, with a population of about 4500 people. To the immediate north lies the village of Fryerning, and the two form the civil parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning....
. The village is approximately equidistant between the two closest railway stations of Shenfield
Shenfield
Shenfield is a former village and now an outer suburb of Brentwood in the borough of the same name in Essex, England.-History:The name originates from the Anglo-Saxon Chenefield, meaning 'good lands'....
and Ingatestone
Ingatestone
Ingatestone is a small town in Essex, England, with a population of about 4500 people. To the immediate north lies the village of Fryerning, and the two form the civil parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning....
.
Mountnessing is most noted for its windmill
Mountnessing Windmill
Mountnessing Windmill is a grade II* listed post mill at Mountnessing, Essex, England which has been restored to working order.-History:Mountnessing Windmill was built in 1807, replacing an earlier mill. There are records of a windmill here since 1477...
and for the parish church of St Giles.
An annual village fete in held in July. In the "Windmill" field there is also a village hall, cricket pitch, football pitches and tennis courts (members only). In the 1970s the children's football team the Mountnessing Millers played here. Players included Colin Gordon, Mitchell and Warren Ball, Darren Brooks, John Wastenage, Timothy Holland as well as three of the Brocklehurst brothers Matt, Barny and Ben.
It has 3 pubs, The George and Dragon, The Plough and the Prince of Wales, a butcher and an Indian restaurant.
It is rumoured that Dick Turpin Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin
Richard "Dick" Turpin was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's profession as a butcher early in life, but by the early 1730s he had joined a gang of deer thieves, and later became a poacher,...
once stayed at the George and Dragon.
There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road.
Mountnessing Church - St.Giles - is located mid-way between Mountnessing and Billericay
Billericay
Billericay is a town and civil parish in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin, has a population of 40,000, and constitutes a commuter town east of central London. The town has three secondary schools and a variety of open spaces...