| Whether you are a resident of Great Waltham, thinking of visiting or looking for a nice place to live, we hope you find something of interest and value here. |  |
| Whether you are a resident of Great Waltham, thinking of visiting or looking for a nice place to live, we hope you find something of interest and value here. | |
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The Parish of Great
Waltham is one of the largest in
Essex in area, covering approximately 2,488 hectares (6,147 acres),
but with only 2,100 residents is not densely populated.
It consists of two villages - Great Waltham (also known as Church
End), and Ford End, and four hamlets – Howe Street, Littley Green, North End and Broads Green. The
parish is approximately 5km north to south, 3km west to east and at its
most southerly is 7km from Chelmsford. |
| The major activity is
agriculture although it employs very few people these days.
The majority of local workers commute to towns up to 40 miles
away and to London. The M11,
the A12, the A130, the A131, the A120, Stansted Airport and Chelmsford station are not far
away. |
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| Please feel free to have a
browse round this site and take a look at what living in this parish has
to offer. We hope that you enjoy your stay here and find it
informative and light-hearted. Contact us if you require any more information:- regarding the web site - David Sanders, luckslane@hotmail.com regarding the Parish Council - Peter Bradley, ianpeter.bradley@virgin.net |
| New!
On 27th
June Peter Jackson and Keith Newton, the proprietor of our Village
Store, were interviewed for a BBC Radio 4 programme called Open
Country as part of their and Great Waltham’s involvement in the Rural
Community Council’s competition to find the Essex Green Village of the
year. Great Waltham was
one of three finalists. . |
| Saturday
Collections. Read about the Borough Council's revised
plans for recycling collections and all will be clear! . |
| The minutes of the Parish Council Meetings held over the last six months. |
| Minutes of recent Planning, Recreation, and Finance Committee meetings |
| Local Produce |
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This web site was designed and is maintained by David Sanders on behalf of the Great Waltham Parish Council. |
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