Rivenhall
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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]
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 sine their origins as parts of a Roman villa.[2] The church is a grade I listed building.[3]
It also had an Royal Air Force airfield called .
References[]
- ^ "History of Rivenhall, in Braintree and Essex | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Rackham, Oliver (1976). Trees and Woodland in The British Landscape. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4746-1404-7. Page 42
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS (1169594)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
Categories:
- Villages in Essex
- Civil parishes in Essex
- Braintree District