Official Name: | Panfield |
Civil Parish: | Panfield |
Country: | England |
Region: | East of England |
Coordinates: | 51.8993°N 0.5184°W |
Post Town: | BRAINTREE |
Postcode Area: | CM |
Postcode District: | CM7 |
Dial Code: | 01376 |
Hide Services: | Yes |
Static Image: | Church of St Mary and St Christopher's Church, Panfield - church from south.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Church of St Mary and St Christopher |
Panfield is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. It is near the town of Braintree.
The Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary and St Christopher, although listed by Historic England as 'St Mary the Virgin'.[1] Panfield's other listed buildings include the Grade I Panfield Hall, a 16th-century red brick house.[2] Panfield was recorded in the Domesday Book as Penfelda.[3] In 2001 the parish had a population of 850.[4]
No traces remain above ground of the medieval Panfield Priory, an Augustinian monastery sited in Great Priory Farm.[5]