Henham Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Henham
Static Image Name:Cock Inn Henham Essex England.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Cock Inn
Coordinates:51.9334°N 0.252°W
Os Grid Reference:TL549285
Population:1,233
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Henham
Shire District:Uttlesford
Shire County:Essex
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Saffron Walden
Post Town:BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode District:CM22
Postcode Area:CM
Dial Code:01279
London Distance Mi:35
London Direction:SSE

Henham, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is situated 2.5miles north from London Stansted Airport. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Henham and Pledgdon Green. Parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,233.

Henham's parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. The community Village Shop & Post Office situated opposite the Village ponds is run totally by volunteers. The local public house is The Cock Inn.

A dragon legend at Henham began with the 1669 pamphlet The Flying Serpent or Strange News Out of Essex, which promoted further alleged sightings of the dragon.[1] Today, many signs in the village contain dragon motifs.

Henham was a station on the Elsenham to Thaxted branch line.

The village holds a bi-annual 10 kilometre run in the final weeks of May.There is a Tennis Club, Village Hall and OSCA (Hall & rooms for local activities).A monthly magazine "The Dragon" is distributed free to all residents.

There is a bi-annual pantomime which takes place in the village hall in early January. Restarted in 2014[2] after a 10 year break,[3] appearances so far have included "Cinderella", "Snow white and the Seven Princes", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Alice in Pantoland"

Current notable residents include comedian Ed Byrne[4] and actor John Savident. Hertfordshire, Minor Counties and Cambridgeshire cricketer Timothy Smith was born in the village.

See also

The Hundred Parishes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish of Henham Essex - Henham Dragon . Henham.org . 22 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161159/http://www.henham.org/FlyingSerpent.html . 26 August 2014 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: 2014 Pantomime.
  3. Web site: Henham History Essex - 2004 Pantomime.
  4. Web site: TV comedian makes unexpected appearance at County High School students' Great British Bake Off event. Tonkin. Sam. 11 April 2013. Saffron Walden Reporter. en. 14 February 2019.