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Pleshey
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Also known as Pleshy, Pleshey, Essex

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 sections
Contents
  • 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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