Pleshey Castle

Pleshey is a historic village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district, in the county of Essex, England, 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Chelmsford. The Normans built a motte and bailey in the late 11th century; the motte is one of the largest of its kind in Great Britain. It was besieged several times during the Barons' Wars and rebellions in the 13th centuries.

Ford End is a small village in the parish of Great Waltham halfway between Chelmsford and Great Dunmow in Essex, England, comprising over 150 houses. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 733. Circa 1870, it had a population of 775 as recorded in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.

Chignal Smealy is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Chignall, on the north-western outskirts of Chelmsford, Essex, England. The local church (St. Nicholas) is a red brick building, containing an unusual red brick baptismal font which has been used for many christenings. In 1881 the parish had a population of 134. On 24 March 1888 the parish was abolished to form Chignall.The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.The spelling of the village name is open to discussion. Sometimes it is spelt "Chignall Smealy" other times, it is spelt "Chignal Smealy".

Fanner's Green is a hamlet and cul-de-sac road in the Great Waltham civil parish of the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west from the village of Great Waltham. The county town of Chelmsford is approximately 2 miles (3 km) to the south-east. Fanner's Green comprises Fanner's farm, and a barn 200 yards (183 m) south on Breed's Road.

Mashbury is a small village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Pleshey.

North End is a hamlet at the northern end of the parish of Great Waltham in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. Black Chapel Cottage, a former priest's house, is a Grade II* listed building. It was repaired in about 1950 after wartime bomb damage.The Prodigy singer Keith Flint was a resident of North End from 1997 until his death in 2019.

Hounslow Green or Onslow Green is a hamlet on the B1008 road (historically the A130 road), located in between the villages of Barnston and Ford End, in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. Onslow Green has a Nature Reserve with a pond.

Chignall is a civil parish in the City of Chelmsford in Essex, England. The civil parish has 311 inhabitants (2011). The villages were recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Cingehala. The parish was created in 1888 from the parishes of Chignal St James and Chignall Smealy.

Breeds is a hamlet in the Great Waltham civil parish of the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It is situated on South Street of the village of Great Waltham, to which it is conjoined, and of which it is part. The county town of Chelmsford is approximately 2 miles (3 km) to the south.

Stagden Cross is a hamlet in the civil parish of High Easter, and the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The hamlet is 1 mile (1.6 km) east from High Easter village. Rolfes Farmhouse in Stagden Cross is a Grade II listed timber framed and plastered farmhouse, formerly a one-story hall, dating to the 14th century. Stagden Cross Farmhouse is a timber framed and plastered Grade II former farmhouse dating to the 16th century; to the south of the farmhouse is the Grade II listed timber framed and black weatherboarded barn also dating to the 16th century.

Chignall St James is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Chignall, in the Chelmsford district in Essex, England. The village is situated 3½ miles northwest by west from the county town of Chelmsford. In 1881 the parish had a population of 224. On 24 March 1888 the parish was abolished to form Chignall, parts also went to Broomfield and Writtle. The spelling of the village name is open to discussion. Sometimes it is spelt as "Chignall St James" at other times, as "Chignal St James" or "Chignal Saint James". Businesses providing employment in the area include Ashdown Engineering, Gardening Express and local farms. The area once included a Roman villa, the site of which was discovered in the 1970s. Originally the village was a settlement for farmers and their labour force that worked the land, but as mechanisation took over the farming population left. The village is now partly a commuter settlement, and partly resident to remaining agricultural workers and retired people.The village had a public house, The Three Elms, thought to be over 500 years old, which has passed through many hands over the years, but has proved to be unviable financially. The last incumbents took over in March 2019, but closed again in September 2019, after the premises had been closed for an extended period prior to this. The owners of the property have attempted to sell it on the open market since this time, but to date a new owner can not be found since demand and patronage of such premises has declined over the years. In 2009 there was a planning proposal to create a quarry close by to the village, but this was turned down by the planning authorities.Notable village landmarks include an old brick-built farm barn with a dove-cote thought to be the oldest and only example of its type in Essex, an old red brick school (now a dwelling), the former church, and the Old Rectory.

Broads Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Great Waltham and the Chelmsford district, of Essex, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Chelmsford and the villages of Great Waltham and Little Waltham. For transport there is the B1008 road, the A131 road and the A130 road nearby. Broad's Green public house is The Walnut Tree.