Shalford, Essex Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:51.935°N 0.503°W
Os Grid Reference:TL721292
Official Name:Shalford
Static Image:File:Shalford church - geograph.org.uk - 405693.jpg
Static Image Caption:Shalford church
Civil Parish:Shalford
Shire District:Braintree
Shire County:Essex
Region:East of England
Post Town:BRAINTREE
Postcode District:CM7
Dial Code:01371

Shalford is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. The village is approximately 4miles north from Braintree on the B1057 road. The parish includes the hamlets of Church End, Jasper's Green, and Shalford Green.

The village has a primary school, a village hall, and a 14th-century pub (The George). At the southern end of the village is Stoneley Park, constructed in 1997 from an infilled sand pit and where trees were planted by local residents.

The Tour de France cycle race passed through Shalford on the third and final day of its visit to England, on Monday 7 July 2014, en route from Cambridge to London.[1] [2]

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  1. Web site: Nostalgia: The day the Tour de France came to Essex Gazette. April 12, 2020. Rebecca. Creed. August 22, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230822074751/https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/18370921.nostalgia-day-tour-de-france-came-essex/. August 22, 2023.
  2. Web site: Tour de France 2014 Stage Three Cambridge to London. August 22, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230822074751/https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/18370921.nostalgia-day-tour-de-france-came-essex/. August 22, 2023.