Henham
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| Population | 1,325 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] TL549285] |
| • London | 35 mi (56 km)* SSE |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BISHOP'S STORTFORD |
| Postcode district | CM22 |
| Dialling code | 01279 |
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| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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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. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,325.
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] former pro South African cyclist Tiaan Visser and actor John Savident.[citation needed] Hertfordshire, Minor Counties and Cambridgeshire cricketer Timothy Smith was born in the village.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Church of St Mary the Virgin
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Henham war memorial
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Cottages off Crow Street
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Old Henham school, now OSCA village hall
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Cottage on Church Street
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Parish of Henham Essex - Henham Dragon". Henham.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2014 Pantomime".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Henham History Essex - 2004 Pantomime".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons
- Henham village web site
- Henham village history web site
- Henham, Recording Uttlesford History
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