Great Dunmow

Great Dunmow
High Street, Great Dunmow
Great Dunmow is located in Essex
Great Dunmow
Great Dunmow
Location within Essex
Population10,396 (2021 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTL628218
Civil parish
  • Great Dunmow[2]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNMOW
Postcode districtCM6
Dialling code01371
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitegreatdunmow-tc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°52′16″N 0°21′50″E / 51.871°N 0.364°E / 51.871; 0.364

Great Dunmow is a historic market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It lies to the north of the A120 road, approximately midway between Bishop's Stortford and Braintree, 5 mi (8 km) east of London Stansted Airport.

Originally the site of a Roman settlement on Stane Street, the town thrived during the Middle Ages. Dunmow means "Meadow on the Hill".[3] The settlement was variously referred to as Dunmow Magna, Much Dunmow, or most commonly Great Dunmow.

  1. ^ "Great Dunmow: population statistics, 2021 Census". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Great Dunmow Town Council". Great Dunmow Town Council.
  3. ^ "Town Design Statement Great Dunmow Town / Village Design Statement Design Guidance Protecting Town Village Character". Greatdunmowtds.org. Retrieved 3 July 2012.