Editing Felsted (section)

==History==
Felsted is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Felesteda'', ''Felstede'' and ''Phensteda'' in the [[Hundred (county subdivision)|Hundred]] of [[Hinckford_(hundred)|Hinckford]], where it was held by [[Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia|Earl Ælfgar]] as [[feu (land tenure)|feu]] in the time of [[Edward the Confessor|King Edward]].<ref name=ODfelsted>[https://opendomesday.org/place/TL6720/felsted/ Open Domesday: Felsted, Essex]. Accessed 7 August 2023.</ref> In 1086, Felstead was part of the land of [[Église de la Sainte Trinité, Caen|La Trinité of Caen]], who held four hides.<ref name=ODfelsted /> The fifth hide was no longer in this manor as [[William the Conqueror|King William]] gave three [[virgate]]s to Roger God-save-the-ladies and the fourth to Geoffrey fitzSalomon.

The village has links to [[Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich]] who founded the public school, the [[Felsted School]], in 1564, and is buried in Holy Cross Church. Lord Rich was an important benefactor of the Felsted Church. The school also has links to [[Oliver Cromwell]], who sent his sons there. The valley between Little Dunmow and Felsted was the location for the only [[sugar beet]] factory in Essex, which has been redeveloped for housing in a community called [[Flitch Green]].