Rivenhall

Coordinates: 51°50′N 0°40′E / 51.833°N 0.667°E / 51.833; 0.667
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Rivenhall
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°50′N 0°40′E / 51.833°N 0.667°E / 51.833; 0.667

Rivenhall is a village and

Braintree district in the English county of Essex. It is near the small settlement of Rivenhall End.[1] In 2021 the parish had a population of 1147.[2]

It has a primary school called Rivenhall Church of England School. For transport there is the busy A12 nearby and Witham railway station.

The Anglo-Saxon church of St. Mary and All Saints and the nearby manor house have been in continuous human use since their origins as parts of a Roman villa.[3] The church is a grade I listed building.[4] The church was presumed to have been built around the 8-9th century.

It also had a Royal Air Force airfield called RAF Rivenhall.

On 1 October 1933 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Witham which became unparished in 1974. On 1 April 1982 Rivenhall became a parish again.[5]

References

  1. ^ "History of Rivenhall, in Braintree and Essex | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Rivenhall". City Population. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ISBN 978-1-4746-1404-7
    . Page 42
  4. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS (1169594)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Braintree Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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