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| Hatfield Peverel | |
|---|---|
 St. Andrew's church, Hatfield Peverel | |
  Hatfield Peverel Location within Essex | |
| Area | 1.090 km2 (0.421 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,226 (2020 estimate) |
| • Density | 2,960/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL7911 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHELMSFORD |
| Postcode district | CM3 |
| Dialling code | 01245 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Hatfield Peverel is a village and civil parish at the centre of Essex, England. It is located 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Chelmsford, the nearest large city, to which it is connected by road and rail. The parish includes the hamlets of Nounsley and Mowden. Hatfield means a 'heathery space in the forest'; Peverel refers to William Peverel, the Norman knight granted lands in the area by William the Conqueror after the Norman invasion of 1066. Sited on high ground east of the River Ter, between Boreham and Witham on the A12, it is situated in the southern extremity of the Braintree District Council area (to which it elects two members). In 2020, the built-up area subdivision had an estimated population of 3,226.[1] In 2011, the built-up area which includes Nounsley had a population of 3,950[2] and the parish had a population of 4,376.[3]
Hatfield Peverel is the site of a priory founded by the Saxon Ingelrica, wife of Ranulph Peverel and reputed to be the mistress of William the Conqueror, to atone for her sins, and dissolved by Henry VIII.[citation needed]
- ^ "Hatfield Peverel". City Population De. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hatfield Peverel Built-up area (E34004737)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 September 2016.