Panfield

Panfield is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. It is near the town of Braintree.

Panfield

Church of St Mary and St Christopher
Panfield
Location within Essex
Civil parish
  • Panfield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBraintree
Postcode districtCM7

The Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary and St Christopher, although listed by Historic England as 'St Mary the Virgin'.[1][2] Panfield's other listed buildings include the Grade I Panfield Hall, a 16th-century red brick house.[3] Panfield was recorded in the Domesday Book as Penfelda.[4] In 2001 the parish had a population of 850.[5]

No traces remain above ground of the medieval Panfield Priory, an Augustinian monastery sited in Great Priory Farm.[6]

References
  1. "Panfield: St Mary and St Christopher, Panfield". The Church of England. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. Historic England. "Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (1123400)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-115538-panfield-hall-panfield
  4. http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/essex4.html#panfield
  5. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=794463&c=panfield&d=16&e=15&g=443744&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1320257153968&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
  6. "Unlocking Essex's Past". Essex County Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.


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