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Birchanger
St Mary the Virgin Church, Birchanger
BirchangerLocation within Essex
Population	1,589 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL513227
Civil parish	Birchanger
District	Uttlesford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BISHOPS STORTFORD
Postcode district	CM23
Dialling code	01279
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Saffron Walden
List of places UK England Essex 51°52′58″N 0°11′52″E / 51.8829°N 0.1979°E / 51.8829; 0.1979

Birchanger (/ˈbərtʃæŋər/) is a village in Essex, England, 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Bishop's Stortford and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of the county town, Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. There is a Parish Council.

The local CoE church of St Mary the Virgin, dating from the 12th century, is a Grade II* listed building.

The village lies close to London Stansted Airport, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east, and is 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Stansted Mountfitchet. It is also the site of Birchanger Green services on the M11 motorway.

At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,589.

In the 12th century, the village name in Old English was "Bircehangra", which means "wooded slope growing with birch trees". This name is still appropriate today as parts of Birchanger Wood still exist and contain many birch trees.

See also

• Birchanger Green services
• The Hundred Parishes

References

1. ^ "Ward/Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
2. "Uttlesford Information regarding Birchanger". www.uttlesford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
3. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY (1322445)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
4. "Birchanger Parish Council Agenda and Minutes. Agenda and Minutes 2009. Annual Village Meeting".

External links

Media related to Birchanger at Wikimedia Commons

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