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Pleshey
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Pleshey is a historic village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England, north-west of Chelmsford itself. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 307.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chelmsford
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Pleshey
- UK place.population
- 307
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- Chelmsford
- UK place.shire_county
- Essex
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- West Chelmsford
- UK place.post_town
- Chelmsford
- UK place.postcode_district
- CM3
- UK place.postcode_area
- CM
- UK place.dial_code
- 01245
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL665145
- UK place.static_image_name
- Holy Trinity Church, Pleshey, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 108678.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Holy Trinity Church, Pleshey (Photo taken from Holy Trinity Church Facebook page)
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Pleshey Castle
- Village
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
Pleshey is a historic village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England, north-west of Chelmsford itself. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 307.
The Normans built a motte-and-bailey castle in the late 11th century; the motte is one of the largest of its kind in Great Britain. It was besieged several times during the Barons' Wars and rebellions in the 13th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pleshey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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