Great Notley Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Great Notley
Coordinates:51.8595°N 0.5341°W
Os Grid Reference:TL740207
Civil Parish:Great Notley[1]
Population:6,496
Population Ref:(2011 Census)[2]
Shire District:Braintree
Shire County:Essex
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Braintree
Post Town:BRAINTREE
Postcode District:CM7, CM77
Postcode Area:CM
Dial Code:01376

Great Notley is a village to the south-west of Braintree, Essex in England. It has an approximate population of 7,845 and became an independent civil parish on 1 April 2000 as a result of The Great Notley Parish Council Order 2000.

Archeology

Excavations in Great Notley revealed the remains of Iron Age and Roman settlements with a series of enclosures overlaid with a Roman development on the site of the Skyline Business Park, where it is thought that there was a series of occupations on the site from the late Iron Age onwards, which included brewing, farming and the production of textiles.[3]

Estates

Great Notley was designed as a suburban development, a self-sustainable garden village composed of three distinct hamlets linked via a spine road:[4]

It was built mostly by Countryside Properties, and is cited as an example of Countryside's design philosophy of 'instant maturity' and 'instant community'.[5]

The parish also includes the older estate of White Court, now in the centre of the village; a business park, 'Skyline120', and a 40ha country park.

Amenities

Due to the size of Great Notley, there is little in the way of indoor entertainment facilities. Outdoor entertainment includes various playgrounds and the aforementioned country park (known as the 'Discovery Centre'), which includes outdoor play equipment, a café and water features.

There are various small businesses operating in Great Notley, including a veterinary centre, a public house (the Prince Louis), an estate agents and a tanning salon. There is also a Tesco supermarket located in the garden village, making it the third Tesco to be built within the Braintree area.

Schools

There are two schools in Great Notley; White Court Primary School and Notley Green Primary School, which was opened in 1999. The main secondary school for the area is Notley High School, which is located in the neighbouring town of Braintree, Essex.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Great Notley Parish Council Website . Great Notley Parish Council . 26 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 3 September 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. News: Braintree is reborn. Jarvis. Joanne. January 2009. Essex Life . Archant .
  4. Web site: Case Study - Great Notley Garden Village, Braintree. 2007-02-09. Countryside Properties. 2007-05-13.
  5. Daisy Froud, Countryside Properties and the Shape of Time, University of London, 2002. Reprinted in Home Cultures Journal, 2004. Illustrated academic review.