Danbury (Essex)
| Danbury | |||
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 43 ' N , 0 ° 35' E | ||
| OS National Grid | TL783050 | ||
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| Residents | 6500 (as of: 2001) | ||
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| ZIP code section | CM3 | ||
| prefix | 01245 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East of England | ||
| Shire county | Essex | ||
| District | Chelmsford | ||
| British Parliament | Maldon and East Chelmsford | ||
| Website: http://www.danbury-essex.gov.uk/ | |||
Danbury is a village in the City of Chelmsford in Essex in east England . It is located around 40 km northeast of London .
According to the last census, around 6500 people live in the village. Danbury is surrounded by large areas of forest, most of which are owned by the National Trust . However, the A414, which leads from London to the north, runs right through the town center.
history
The village of Danbury goes back to the foundation of a pre-Christian hill fort. Finds suggest a first settlement in the Iron Age . After the Romans and Anglo-Saxons , the area around Danbury was conquered by Danish tribes in the 11th century . After the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, the land around Danbury was settled by the Normans .
The oldest building still standing today is the Church of St. John the Baptist , which was built in the 13th century.
Sons and daughters of the village
- Peter Ashdown (* 1934), racing car driver
- Neil Innes (1944–2019), musician and composer
literature
- D. Mills, Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names OUP, 1998 ISBN 0-19-280074-4
