| Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural | |
| Settlement Type: | Civil parish |
| Coordinates: | 51.9343°N 0.6533°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | England |
| Subdivision Name1: | Braintree |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Essex |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | East of England |
| Established Title: | Halstead Rural |
| Established Date: | 1894 |
| Seat Type: | Status |
| Seat: | Parish |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Greenstead Green, Burton's Green, Plaistow Green and Whiteash Green |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.71 |
| Population Total: | 670 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Website: | https://www.greensteadgreenpc.org.uk/ |
Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural is a civil parish in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England. The parish includes the village of Greenstead Green and the hamlet of Burton's Green, Plaistow Green and Whiteash Green. In 2011 the parish had a population of 670.[1] The parish touches Coggeshall, Colne Engaine, Earls Colne, Gosfield, Great Maplestead, Halstead, Little Maplestead, Pebmarsh, Sible Hedingham and Stisted[2] and surrounds the urban parish of Halstead.[3] There are 35 listed buildings in Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural.[4]
On 31 December 1894 the parish was created from Halstead as Halstead Rural, on 1 October 1934 527 acres was transferred to Halstead Urban.[5] On 1 April 1974 it was renamed to "Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural".[6]