| Official Name: | Rivenhall |
| Civil Parish: | Rivenhall |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | East of England |
| Coordinates: | 51.8333°N 40°W |
| Hide Services: | Yes |
| Population: | 1147 |
| Population Ref: | (2021 census) |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.386 |
| Static Image: | St. Mary and All Saints church, Rivenhall, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 128762.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Mary and All Saints' church |
Rivenhall is a village and civil parish near Witham in the Braintree district in the English county of Essex. It is near the small settlement of Rivenhall End.[1] In 2021 the parish had a population of 1147.[2]
It has a primary school called Rivenhall Church of England School. For transport there is the busy A12 nearby and Witham railway station.
The Anglo-Saxon church of St. Mary and All Saints and the nearby manor house have been in continuous human use since their origins as parts of a Roman villa.[3] The church is a grade I listed building.The church was presumed to have been built around the 8-9th century.
It also had a Royal Air Force airfield called RAF Rivenhall.
On 1 October 1933 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Witham which became unparished in 1974. On 1 April 1982 Rivenhall became a parish again.[4]