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Pleshey
Sign in to savePleshey 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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Chelmsford
- Population
- +373
- Image
- Holy Trinity Church, Pleshey, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 108678.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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.