Cressing Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Cressing
Coordinates:51.8587°N 0.6022°W
Os Grid Reference:TL792209
Civil Parish:Cressing
Shire District:Braintree
Shire County:Essex
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Braintree
Post Town:BRAINTREE
Postcode District:CM77
Postcode Area:CM
Dial Code:01376
Static Image:Village sign at Cressing, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 224490.jpg
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Static Image Caption:Cressing village

Cressing is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. Within the parish is the village of Tye Green and the hamlet of Hawbush Green.

Cressing Temple is 1.5miles south from Cressing village, and less than 1 mile east from the village of White Notley. It is nestled between Braintree and Witham, just a couple of miles or one train stop to Braintree Shopping Village, formerly Freeport.

The parish contains two churches, one public house (Fowlers Farm), one Restaurant (Il Salice), which is currently one of the top rated restaurants in Essex as of 2022, and a business park. A men's Sunday League and youth football teams play at Cressing Sports and Social Club in Tye Green. Cressing railway station, on the Braintree Branch Line, is at the west of the parish.

Sir Evelyn Wood (1838–1919), a Field Marshal and Victoria Cross recipient, was born at Cressing.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mee, Arthur. The King's England - Essex. Hodder & Stoughton. 1942. London. 104.
  2. Web site: The 10 best restaurants in Essex according to Tripadvisor. 22 January 2022.