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Stansted Mountfitchet
Stansted Mountfitchet — village and civil parish in Essex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stansted Mountfitchet · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Stansted Mountfitchet is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 5,533 people. Address: CM24. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Essex, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.8980°, 0.1980°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Stansted Mountfitchet, commonly known as Stansted, is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It lies 35 miles (56 km) north-east of London. It gives its name to London Stansted Airport, which is 2 miles (3 km) south-east from the village centre. The village is served by Stansted Mountfitchet railway station. The village is situated in north-west Essex, near the county boundary with Hertfordshire and 3 miles (5 km) north of Bishop's Stortford. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 8,691 and the built up area had a population of 8,625.
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Background
History
Stansted was a Saxon settlement, which predated the Norman conquest. In the 1086 Domesday Book, Stansted was in the ancient hundred of Uttlesford. It was one of many villages and manors controlled by the powerful Robert Gernon de Montfichet (from Montfiquet in Calvados, Normandy). His elder son was William de Montfichet. By 1290, Stansted began to be referred to as Stansted Mountfitchet. A small remnant of his castle remains, around which a reconstruction of an early Norman castle has been built. Believed to have been fortified originally in the Iron Age, and subsequently by the Romans and Vikings, construction of the Norman castle began in 1066. Lord Mountfitchet is also considered the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8980, 0.1980
- County
- Essex
- District
- Uttlesford
- Parish
- Stansted Mountfitchet
- Postcode
- CM24
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Essex
- Population
- 5,533
- Nearest railway station
- Stansted Mountfitchet — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.greateranglia.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q126579 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stansted Mountfitchet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stansted Mountfitchet in 2006.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stansted Mountfitchet?
- Stansted Mountfitchet is in Essex, London, United Kingdom (postcode CM24), in the parish of Stansted Mountfitchet.
- Is Stansted Mountfitchet free to visit?
- Yes, Stansted Mountfitchet is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stansted Mountfitchet?
- The nearest railway station is Stansted Mountfitchet, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CM24.