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Great Chesterford
Essex, East of England · population 1,775 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Great Chesterford
Great Chesterford is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Saffron Walden, its post town, 10 miles (16 km) south from Cambridge and about 25 miles (40 km) northwest from the city and Essex county town of Chelmsford. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,775.
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CouncilEaling Council to consider consultation on merging Viking and Downe Manor schools
A council report recommends consulting on the future of two local primary schools after a decade-long drop in pupil numbers, with a preferred plan to merge Viking into Downe Manor from 2027.
Downe59 minutes ago
CouncilCity of London Police Authority Board chair calls for outcome-focused reform
At the Authority Board’s annual dinner, chair Tijs Broeke urged that police reform be judged on results, not structure, and stressed the force’s national economic importance.
London1 hour ago
CouncilCity of London Police Authority Chair urges outcome-focused reform
At the annual Police Authority Board dinner, chair Tijs Broeke called for reforms centred on results, warned against merging the force and highlighted its economic importance to the UK.
London1 hour ago
CouncilHavering council delays launch of weekly food-waste collection to spring 2027
A shortage of specialist vehicles means Havering’s new weekly food-waste service will not begin until spring 2027, later than the original target, and the council is urging the Government for additional funding.
Romford2 hours ago
Havering Council unveils ‘Havering Plan 2040’ with super-suburb vision
The borough’s leader presented a long-term strategy on 16 September, outlining ambitions to make Havering the best place in London to live, work and invest, and setting out new programmes on housing, jobs, green space and safety.
Havering3 hours ago
CouncilHarrow’s Heroes awards honour volunteers at Headstone Manor
Council officials recognised more than twenty individuals and groups for their dedication to the borough, with performances and a posthumous Lifetime Achievement award adding to the celebration.
Harrow4 hours ago
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What's on in and around Great Chesterford
Don Broco
Tomorrow, 19:00Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Big Deal Wednesday - New Act Night
Wed 7 Oct, 19:00Town and Gown, Cambridge
Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny
Wed 7 Oct, 19:30Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Big Deal Thursday - The Big Gong Show
Thu 8 Oct, 19:00Town and Gown, Cambridge
Big Deal Friday - Big Deal Comedy Club
Fri 9 Oct, 19:00Town and Gown, Cambridge
Alison Moyet
Fri 9 Oct, 19:00Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Days out around Great Chesterford
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Saffron Walden · 3.1 miles
15th century house with a "Spider Window" on the Town Trail
Waltons
Steventon End · 5.6 miles
Park, gardens and ornamental lake.
Cambridgeshire County Top
Great Chishill · 5.6 miles
The highest point of the current administrative county of Cambridgeshire, 146 m (479 ft) above sea level, is about 1⁄2 mile (800 m) east of St Swithun's parish church.
Mark's Grave
Streetly End · 6.2 miles
Not a memorial as such but a lump of stone referred to as "Mark's Grave", which may once have been a grave or a boundary marker.
Melwood
Meldreth · 8.1 miles
Melwood is a designated Local Nature Reserve on Cambridgeshire County Council land managed by Melwood Conservation Group volunteers.
Dunmowes Manor
West Wratting · 8.1 miles
Excavations have found there was once a large stone and timber framed house on this location built in the Mediaeval period. It was surrounded by a moat up to 10m wide, 3m deep. This moat may have been used for defence, status or keeping out animals.
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Days Bakery & Food Hall
School Street, Great Chesterford
Congregational Chapel
Carmel Street, Great Chesterford
Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy
School Street, Saffron Walden
School Street Surgery
School Street, Great Chesterford
Crown House
London Road, Great Chesterford
All Saints, Great Chesterford
Church Street, Great Chesterford
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