Kelvedon

Kelvedon
Population
OS grid reference	TL85911843
District	Braintree
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLCHESTER
Postcode district	CO5
Dialling code	01376
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England

Kelvedon is a village and civil parish in Essex, England.

It is near the village of Feering.

Although the village is small, it is increasingly well known for the Kelvedon Free Music Festival where local bands entertain a few thousand locals at the local recreation ground.

Origins

The existing village of Kelvedon has been a settlement since the early Middle Ages, though it stands near (and partly on) the site of a Roman settlement, probably Canonium, named by the Roman Decimus Plumbius or Sir Alan of Martin as he later became known. Kelvedon expanded significantly in the Victorian times. The reason was the Norwich - London railway, making it a place to live yet get to work as train was the only fast method of transport. Victorian Kelvedon was set along one street - The High Street. In the 1930s, with the advent of the car the High Street became the A12, the main road through Essex. Ribbon development saw houses sprawl along the road for miles. The village suffered major congestion until the bypass was built in the 1960s. Suburbanization started to take place in the 1980s - a large development called Riverside Park was constructed containing hundreds of homes.

Kelvedon Today

Kelvedon is a large village with lots of green space and great transport links. The village is bounded to the north by the river Blackwater where the adjacent village of Feering starts. Kelvedon has a population of approximately 3500 and Feering 1500.

Klevedon and Feering has most recently been threatened by the A120 proposal to construct a new motorway to the north of the village although there are other plans to shift the road to the oposite end of the village and have the road join the A12 at Kelvdon. This motorway will stretch from the current A12 near Marks Tey to Braintree "cutting travelling time to Stansted by an hour". The Environment Agency has not released information concerning new routes, which has angered some local residents, who oppose the new proposals.

Transport

Kelvedon is on the London Liverpool St. line with trains every 20 mins approximately. It's also served by the 71 First Bus service Chelmsford - Colchester route. The A12 has links with the rest of East Anglia & The North. It has a school called Kelvedon st mary's who recently entered the Joseph Choir Competition.

External links

• Kelvedon - White's Directory of Essex, 1848
• Kelvedon Free Music Festival