Stondon Massey
| Stondon Massey | |||
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ E | ||
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| Residents | 613 | ||
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| Post town | BRENTWOOD | ||
| ZIP code section | CM15 | ||
| prefix | 01277 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East | ||
| Shire county | Essex | ||
| District | Brentwood | ||
Stondon Massey is a village in south Essex , England . It is north of Brentwood between Blackmore and Doddinghurst .
history
Originally a farmhouse, Stondon Place was the home of William Byrd from 1593 to 1623 .
Most of the village is just over a mile south of the church, believed to be due to the plague in 1350.
Personalities
- William Byrd († July 1623 in Stondon Massey), composer and organist