Editing Felsted

{{Short description|Village in Essex, England}}
{{about|the village in England}}
{{redirect|Felstead}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox UK place|
|country =                 England
|coordinates = {{coord|51.856|0.436|display=inline,title}}
|official_name=             Felsted
|population =       3,051
|population_ref =   (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123400&c=Felsted&d=16&e=62&g=6426312&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1443274509120&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=26 September 2015}}</ref>  
|shire_district=          [[Uttlesford]]
|shire_county =            [[Essex]]
|region=                  East of England
|constituency_westminster=      [[Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)|Saffron Walden]]
|post_town=        DUNMOW
|postcode_district= CM6
|postcode_area= CM       
|dial_code=      01371
|os_grid_reference=     TL677203
|static_image_name=     The heart of Felsted village - geograph.org.uk - 1174768.jpg
|static_image_caption=  Felsted village
}}
'''Felsted''' (sometimes spelt '''Felstead''') is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Uttlesford]] district of [[Essex]], England. The civil parish includes the hamlets of [[Bannister Green]], [[Bartholomew Green, Felsted|Bartholomew Green]], Causeway End, Coblers Green, Cock Green, Frenches Green, [[Gransmore Green]], [[Hartford End]], Molehill Green, Milch Hill, Thistley Green, Watch House Green and Willows Green.

==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]].

==Geography==
Felsted is south of the [[A120 road|A120]] and is near [[Braintree, Essex|Braintree]], [[Great Dunmow]] and [[Chelmsford]]. It lies on the north bank of the [[River Chelmer]] as it leaves Great Dunmow and turns south towards Chelmsford.
* Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees:51.85656 0.43327
* Latitude/Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds:51° 51' 24" North 0° 26' 60" East
* Height above sea level:76 m,   249.34&nbsp;ft,   2992.13 in

==Community==
[[File:Holy Cross, Felsted, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 1303791.jpg|thumb|left|Holy Cross Church, Felsted]]
Felsted is linked to [[Little Dunmow]] by the Flitch Way Country Park, a former railway line.  The village has a village store, a coffee shop and a tea room, an antiques shop, a ladies' clothes shop, an estate agent, two public houses (the Chequers and the Swan) and the Felsted Sports injury clinic.

The village is also home of Felsted Rovers Football Club who play their home matches at the rear of the Memorial Hall. 

The [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of Felsted had a population of 5,525 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/felsted-e05004267#sthash.KIVh2sic.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|access-date=26 September 2015}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[The Hundred Parishes]]

==References==
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* John Drury, ''History of Felsted'' (privately published, 1999) {{ISBN|0-9536154-0-5}}
*{{cite journal|last=Smith|first=Robert|date=January 2009|title=Interaction and innovation|journal=Essex Life|publisher=Archant|page=71|url=http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=&refresh=x19B0Lp8w05Q&EID=0953f982-a234-440a-b9f2-0592f06b450c&skip=|access-date=17 January 2009}} <small>(Registration required.)</small>
*{{cite book|title=Domesday Book, A Complete Translation |editor=Ann Williams |editor2=G H Martin |publisher=Penguin|series= Penguin Classics|location=London|date=2003|pages=984, 1043|isbn=0-14-143994-7}}
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Felsted}}
* [http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/felsted/felstedhome.html Felsted's History by Jules Wallis, Recorders of Uttlesford History]

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[[Category:Villages in Essex]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Essex]]
[[Category:Uttlesford]]