Panfield
| Panfield | |
|---|---|
Church of St Mary and St Christopher | |
Panfield Location within Essex | |
| Population | 857 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRAINTREE |
| Postcode district | CM7 |
| Dialling code | 01376 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Panfield is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. It is near the town of Braintree. In 2021 the parish had a population of 857.
The Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary and St Christopher, although listed by Historic England as 'St Mary the Virgin'.[2][3] Panfield's other listed buildings include the Grade I listed Panfield Hall, a 16th-century red brick house.[4] Panfield was recorded in the Domesday Book as Penfelda.[5]
No traces remain above ground of the medieval Panfield Priory, an Augustinian monastery sited in Great Priory Farm.[6]
References
- ^ "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.)
- ^ "Panfield: St Mary and St Christopher, Panfield". The Church of England. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (1123400)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Panfield Hall, Panfield, Essex".
- ^ "The Domesday Book Online - Essex P-S".
- ^ "Unlocking Essex's Past". Essex County Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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