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| Chickney | |
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  Chickney Location within Essex | |
| Area | 2.887 km2 (1.115 sq mi) |
| Population | 44 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dunmow |
| Postcode district | CM6 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Chickney is a village and civil parish near Broxted and southwest of Thaxted, in Uttlesford, Essex, England.[2][3] The parish borders Broxted, Debden, Henham and Thaxted.[4] At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 44. Due to its small size, Chickney has a parish meeting which can be attended by all residents rather than an elected parish council.[5]
Landmarks
[edit]There are 10 listed buildings in the parish.[6] Chickney has a church called St Mary's Church[7] which is Grade I listed and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[8] Sibleys railway station in the parish closed in 1953.[9]
History
[edit]The name origin of Chickney is uncertain. It could mean 'Chicken Island' or possibly, 'Cicca's Island'.[10] Chickney was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cicchenai.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
- ↑ "Chickney" (PDF). The Hundred Parishes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "History of Chickney, in Uttlesford and Essex | Map and description". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ "Areas touching Chickney". Mapit. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ "Town and parish councils". Uttlesford District Council. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ "Listed buildings in Chickney, Uttlesford, Essex". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ "St Mary's Church, Chickney, Essex". Essexchurches.info. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ Good Stuff IT Services (20 February 1967). "Church of St Mary the Virgin - Chickney - Essex - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "SIBLEYS STATION (502056)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "Chickney Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ "DocumentsOnline | Image Details". The National Archives. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
External links
[edit]- https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/TL5728
- http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/chickney/historyofchickney.html
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