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Coordinates: 51°59′N 0°24′E / 51.983°N 0.400°E / 51.983; 0.400
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Also in the village is a park and cricket club. The park includes a skatepark, donated by the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] Fund, a small football pitch and a tennis court.
Also in the village is a park and cricket club. The park includes a skatepark, donated by the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] Fund, a small football pitch and a tennis court.


== References ==
== External links ==
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*http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/Place/11486/Great+Sampford-Essex
*[http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/Place/11486/Great+Sampford-Essex UK villages]


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Revision as of 21:56, 24 January 2014

Great Sampford Church
St Michael's Church from the Thaxted end of the village.

Great Sampford is a village and civil parish on the junction of the B1053 and B1051 roads in the north-west of the English county of Essex. The village includes a primary school, two places of worship and one public house. It is located three miles to the north-east of the town of Thaxted and eight miles to the south-east of Saffron Walden. It used to have a RAF base called RAF Great Sampford. The River Pant runs through the south of the village.

It is connected to Hempstead by Howe Lane.

The village contains two churches - the Baptist Church, which also owns a small hall adjacent to the property, used by the community for the pre-school; and also a Church of England parish church, St Michael's.

Also in the village is a park and cricket club. The park includes a skatepark, donated by the National Lottery Fund, a small football pitch and a tennis court.

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51°59′N 0°24′E / 51.983°N 0.400°E / 51.983; 0.400