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Henham
Henham
	The Cock Inn
	Henham Location within Essex
Population	1,233 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL549285
• London	35 mi (56 km) SSE
Civil parish	Henham;
District	Uttlesford;
Shire county	Essex;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode district	CM22
Dialling code	01279
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Saffron Walden;
	List of places UK England Essex 51°56′00″N 0°15′07″E / 51.9334°N 0.251962°E

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Henham, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is situated 2.5 miles (4 km) north from London Stansted Airport. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Henham and Pledgdon Green. Parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,233.^[1]

Henham's parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. The community Village Shop & Post Office situated opposite the Village ponds is run totally by volunteers. The local public house is The Cock Inn.

A dragon legend at Henham began with the 1669 pamphlet The Flying Serpent or Strange News Out of Essex, which promoted further alleged sightings of the dragon.^[2] Today, many signs in the village contain dragon motifs.

Henham was a station on the Elsenham to Thaxted branch line.

The village holds a bi-annual 10 kilometre run in the final weeks of May. There is a Tennis Club, Village Hall and OSCA (Hall & rooms for local activities). A monthly magazine "The Dragon" is distributed free to all residents.

There is a bi-annual pantomime which takes place in the village hall in early January. Restarted in 2014^[3] after a 10 year break,^[4] appearances so far have included "Cinderella", "Snow white and the Seven Princes", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Alice in Pantoland"

Current notable residents include comedian Ed Byrne^[5] and actor John Savident.^{[citation needed]} Hertfordshire, Minor Counties and Cambridgeshire cricketer Timothy Smith was born in the village.^{[citation needed]}

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Church of St Mary the Virgin
Henham war memorial
Cottages off Crow Street
Old Henham school, now OSCA village hall
Cottage on Church Street

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Henham Parish (1170214006)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "Parish of Henham Essex - Henham Dragon". Henham.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
^ "2014 Pantomime".
^ "Henham History Essex - 2004 Pantomime".
^ Tonkin, Sam (11 April 2013). "TV comedian makes unexpected appearance at County High School students' Great British Bake Off event". Saffron Walden Reporter. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

External links

Media related to Henham at Wikimedia Commons
Henham village web site
Henham village history web site
Henham, Recording Uttlesford History

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[ONS-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Henham Parish (1170214006)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[2] "Parish of Henham Essex - Henham Dragon". Henham.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

[3] "2014 Pantomime".

[4] "Henham History Essex - 2004 Pantomime".

[5] Tonkin, Sam (11 April 2013). "TV comedian makes unexpected appearance at County High School students' Great British Bake Off event". Saffron Walden Reporter. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

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-'''Henham''', or '''Henham-on-the-Hill''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Uttlesford]] district of [[Essex]], England. The village is situated {{convert|2.5|mi|km|0}} north from [[Stansted Airport]]. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Henham and [[Pledgdon Green]]. Parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,233.<ref name=ONS>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124482&c=CM6+2BY&d=16&e=62&g=6426308&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1443273519088&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=26 September 2015|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
+'''Henham''', or '''Henham-on-the-Hill''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Uttlesford]] district of [[Essex]], England. The village is situated {{convert|2.5|mi|km|0}} north from [[London Stansted Airport]]. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Henham and [[Pledgdon Green]]. Parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,233.<ref name="ONS">{{NOMIS2011|id=1170214006|title=Henham Parish |accessdate=14 February 2019}}</ref>
-Henham's [[Church of England parish church|parish church]] is dedicated to [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|St Mary the Virgin]]. The Saffron Brewery situated at a village farm, produces ales using the farm's honey. The local [[public house]] is The Cock Inn.
+Henham's [[Church of England parish church|parish church]] is dedicated to [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|St Mary the Virgin]]. The community Village Shop & Post Office situated opposite the Village ponds is run totally by volunteers. The local [[public house]] is The Cock Inn.
-A [[dragon]] legend at Henham began with the 1669 pamphlet ''The Flying Serpent or Strange News Out of Essex'', which promoted further alleged sightings of the dragon.<ref>{{citeweb |title=Parish of Henham Essex - Henham Dragon |url=http://www.henham.org/FlyingSerpent.html |publisher=Henham.org |accessdate=22 August 2014 }}</ref> Today, many signs in the village contain dragon motifs.
+A [[dragon]] legend at Henham began with the 1669 pamphlet ''The Flying Serpent or Strange News Out of Essex'', which promoted further alleged sightings of the dragon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parish of Henham Essex - Henham Dragon |url=http://www.henham.org/FlyingSerpent.html |publisher=Henham.org |accessdate=22 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161159/http://www.henham.org/FlyingSerpent.html |archivedate=26 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Today, many signs in the village contain dragon motifs.
 Henham was a station on the [[Elsenham]] to [[Thaxted]] branch line.
 The village holds a bi-annual 10 kilometre run in the final weeks of May.
+There is a Tennis Club, Village Hall and OSCA (Hall & rooms for local activities).
+A monthly magazine "The Dragon" is distributed free to all residents.
+There is a bi-annual pantomime which takes place in the village hall in early January. Restarted in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.henhamhistory.org/2014Pantomime.html|title = 2014 Pantomime}}</ref> after a 10 year break,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.henhamhistory.org/2004Pantomime.html|title = Henham History Essex - 2004 Pantomime}}</ref> appearances so far have included "Cinderella", "Snow white and the Seven Princes", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Alice in Pantoland"
-Current notable residents include comedian [[Ed Byrne (comedian)|Ed Byrne]] and actor [[John Savident]].{{cn|date=May 2016}} [[Hertfordshire County Cricket Club|Hertfordshire]], [[Minor Counties cricket team|Minor Counties]] and [[Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club|Cambridgeshire]] cricketer [[Timothy Smith (cricketer, born 1953)|Timothy Smith]] was born in the village.{{cn|date=May 2016}}
+Current notable residents include comedian [[Ed Byrne (comedian)|Ed Byrne]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/tv-comedian-makes-unexpected-appearance-at-county-high-school-students-great-british-bake-off-event-1-2014225|title=TV comedian makes unexpected appearance at County High School students' Great British Bake Off event|last=Tonkin|first=Sam|date=11 April 2013|website=Saffron Walden Reporter|language=en|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> and actor [[John Savident]].{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} [[Hertfordshire County Cricket Club|Hertfordshire]], [[Minor Counties cricket team|Minor Counties]] and [[Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club|Cambridgeshire]] cricketer [[Timothy Smith (cricketer, born 1953)|Timothy Smith]] was born in the village.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}
 ==Gallery==
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 English flag and war memorial Henham Essex England.jpg|Henham war memorial
 File:'The Row' Crow St from east Henham Essex England.jpg|Cottages off Crow Street
-File:Board School Crow Street Henham Essex England.jpg|Henham school
+File:Board School Crow Street Henham Essex England.jpg|Old Henham school, now OSCA village hall
 File:Church St house gate and drive Henham Essex England.jpg|Cottage on Church Street
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 *[http://www.henham.org Henham village web site]
+*[http://www.henhamhistory.org Henham village history web site]
 *[http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/henham/henham.html Henham], Recording Uttlesford History
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+[[Category:Henham| ]]
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v t e Ceremonial county of Essex
Unitary authorities	Southend-on-Sea Thurrock
Boroughs or districts	Basildon Braintree Brentwood Castle Point Chelmsford Colchester Epping Forest Harlow Maldon Rochford Tendring Uttlesford
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Aveley Basildon Billericay Braintree Brentwood Brightlingsea Buckhurst Hill Burnham-on-Crouch Canvey Island Chadwell St Mary Chelmsford Chigwell Chipping Ongar Clacton-on-Sea Coggeshall Colchester Corringham Dovercourt Epping Frinton-on-Sea Grays Great Dunmow Hadleigh Halstead Harlow Harwich Leigh-on-Sea Loughton Maldon Manningtree Pitsea Purfleet Rayleigh Rochford Saffron Walden Shoeburyness South Benfleet South Ockendon Southend-on-Sea South Woodham Ferrers Stanford-le-Hope Thaxted Thundersley Tilbury Waltham Abbey Walton-on-the-Naze West Mersea West Thurrock Wickford Witham Wivenhoe See also: List of civil parishes in Essex
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