| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 51.7669°N 0.1373°W |
| Official Name: | Church Langley |
| Shire County: | Essex |
| Region: | East of England |
| Postcode District: | CM17 |
| Postcode Area: | CM |
| Dial Code: | 01279 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TL481095 |
| Static Image: | Church Langley Water Tower - geograph.org.uk - 190234.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 240px |
| Static Image Caption: | Church Langley Water Tower, Church Langley |
Church Langley is part of Harlow, Essex, England.[1]
Church Langley was built from 1992[2] and was originally named Brenthall Park,[3] consisting of three developers in the Brenthall Park partnership who then sold on some parts to other developers. It was built over thirteen years by sixteen different home builders. The area prior to development was within the Epping district, an area cut off from Epping Forest District Council by the M11 and Harlow Common.
The original marketing compared Church Langley to a village, and this is still referred to in news reports and in social media.[4]
Harlow Council granted permission for 3500 luxury homes to be built between the A414 and M11 north of Potter Street on the condition that the developers incorporate community facilities. Church Langley was named after two ancient footpaths. Church Langley was built on farmland owned by local farmers William and Jon Moen. They were unhappy with the result, having left the design to the relevant developers, calling it "retro-style architecture" with poor road planning. They resolved to exercise firmer control over the Newhall development, also built on their land using the money raised from the Church Langley development.[5]
A concrete water tower is situated to the east of Church Langley and can be clearly seen from the adjacent M11 motorway. This was built in 1993–1994.[6]
Community facilities in Church Langley include a Tesco store and petrol station (with shoe repair and hand car wash), pharmacy, doctor, dentist, children's development centre, community hall (Church Langley Community Centre), pub (the Potters Arms), ecumenical church (Church Langley Church - Church of England, Baptist, URC and Methodist), nursery (Kiddi Caru) and two primary schools (Church Langley Community Primary School and Henry Moore Primary School).