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Stisted

Stisted is a village and civil parish in the Braintree District of Essex, England. It lies east of the centre of the town of Braintree. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 662.

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Place details

Locality: Braintree
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Stisted
UK place.population: 662
UK place.population_ref: (Parish, 2021)
UK place.shire_district: Braintree
UK place.shire_county: Essex
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Braintree
UK place.post_town: BRAINTREE
UK place.postcode_district: CM77
UK place.postcode_area: CM
UK place.dial_code: 01376
UK place.os_grid_reference: TL802247

Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Braintree
Population: +617
Image: All Saints Church, The Street, Stisted, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 57762.jpg

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Stisted is a village and civil parish in the Braintree District of Essex, England. It lies east of the centre of the town of Braintree. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 662.

==History== In 1589 the village came to notice when a local woman, Joan Cunny, who was about 80, was accused of witchcraft. She admitted that she had made a circle and made prayers to the devil. Spirits had materialised and she had allowed them home with her and she confessed to feeding them. She had two daughters and the three of them were accused by one of her grandsons. One of her daughters was spared, the other was imprisoned and Cunny was hanged in Chelmsford on 5 July 1589 in line with a 1563 law.