Welcome to Birchanger

Birchanger is a small village located in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is situated on the A120 road, which connects the M11 motorway to the town of Braintree. Birchanger has a population of around 1,000 people and is known for its picturesque countryside and historic buildings. The village has a rich history dating back to the Roman era, and there are several archaeological sites in the area.

One of the most notable landmarks in Birchanger is the St. Mary's Church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is a Grade II listed building and features a beautiful Norman doorway and a 14th-century tower. The church is still in use today and is a popular destination for visitors to the village. Another historic building in Birchanger is the Birchanger Manor, which was built in the 16th century. The manor is now a private residence but is still visible from the road.

Birchanger is also home to several local businesses, including a pub, a post office, and a convenience store. The village has a strong sense of community, and there are several events and activities throughout the year, including a summer fete and a Christmas market. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and there are several walking and cycling routes in the area. Overall, Birchanger is a charming village with a rich history and a strong sense of community.

Local Schools

School	Details
Birchanger Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Claire Berry	Birchwood Birchanger Bishops Stortford Essex CM23 5QL 01279812362 School Website
Birchwood High School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Dr Chris Ingate	Parsonage Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5BD 01279655936 School Website
All Saints Church Of England Primary School And Nursery Bishops Stortford Voluntary Aided School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Miss Philip Asher	Parsonage Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5BE 01279836006 School Website
Summercroft Primary School Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Stephen Jess	Plaw Hatch Close Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5BJ 01279307477 School Website
St Marys C Of E Foundation Primary School Foundation School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Matthew Curzon	Hampton Road Stansted Essex CM24 8FE 01279812212 School Website
Forest Hall School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mr Matt Carter	Forest Hall Road Stansted Mountfitchet Essex CM24 8TZ 01279813384 School Website
Avanti Meadows Primary School Free Schools Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Cimone Brown	Farnham Road Bishop's Stortford CM23 1FQ 1279598575 School Website
Hockerill Anglo European College Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr David Woods	Dunmow Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5HX 01279658451 School Website
Avanti Grange Secondary School Free Schools Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Rhys Jones	Farnham Road Bishops Stortford Herefordshire CM23 1JJ School Website
The Hertfordshire And Essex High School And Science College Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mrs Cathy Tooze	Warwick Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5NJ 01279654127 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Stansted Mountfitchet Station Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8BE 1.33 Miles

Bishop's Stortford Station Road, Bishops Stortford, Essex, CM23 3BL 1.66 Miles

Stansted Airport Under The Airport Terminal, Bassingbourn Road, Stansted, Essex, CM24 1QW 2.87 Miles

Elsenham Station Road, New Road, Elsenham, Essex, CM22 6HA 2.97 Miles

Sawbridgeworth Station Road, Sawbridgeworth, Essex, CM21 9JZ 5.04 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Dove Cars Stansted 07825 799412 1 Jordon Close, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8SH 0.95 Miles
Taxis From Stansted Airport 01279 647130 49 Mountfitchet Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8NP 1.02 Miles
Stansted Airport Cars 01279 661155 Room 7, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 1RY 1.15 Miles
Airport Lettings Stansted Ltd 01279 661555 Airways House, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 1RY 1.15 Miles
Ambassador Executive Ltd 01279 681000 Suite 3/Stansted House/Third Av, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 1AE 1.16 Miles
Stansted Chauffeur Services Ltd 01279 680888 Ground Floor, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 1AE 1.16 Miles
Cab4one 0844 567 0041 Bealings, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8PY 1.23 Miles
Elsenham Cabs 01279 815303 20 Lower Street, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8LP 1.35 Miles
Ambassador Christian Travel 01279 731144 39/41 Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8BX 1.51 Miles
Bishops Stortford Toilet Hire 01245 475700 Causeway House/1 Dane St, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3BT 1.60 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Cm23 99D - Birchanger Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm23 53 - Birchanger Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm23 218D - Heath Row Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm23 39 - Parsonage Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm24 61D - Walson Way Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm23 220 Welcome Break M11 Services Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm23 190D - Oaklands Drive Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm23 116 - Manston Drive Post Office Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Cm23 66 - Raynham Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm23 108 - Cannons Close Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm24 35 - The Common Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm23 119 - Stortford Hall Park Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm24 369 - Stansted Airport (North Side) Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:08:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Cm24 15 - Maitland Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cm23 94 - Haymeads Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Stansted Surgery - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	1St Floor Castle Maltings Lower Street Stansted CM24 8XG
Stansted Surgery - Covid Local Vaccination Service	1St Floor Castle Maltings Lower Street Stansted CM24 8XG
Enhanced Access Sutts Pcn 01279 813200	The Stansted Surgery 1St Floor Castle Maltings Stansted Essex CM24 8XG
Stansted Surgery 01279 813200	1St Floor Castle Maltings Lower Street Stansted Essex CM24 8XG
Helix Medical Centre 01279 594450	Herts And Essex Hospital Cavell Drive Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5JH

Local Stores

Stansted Mountfitchet - Church Road
Church Road
Stansted Mountfitchet
Essex
CM24 8BE
01279 817715
Store Website
1.36 miles

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SPAR Bishops Stortford
SPAR
2 STORTFORD HALL PARK
DUNMOW ROAD
BISHOPS STORTFORD
CM23 5AL
01279 653881
Store Website
1.1 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Bishops Stortford Vets4pets Ltd
Inside Pets At Home Goodliffe Park Stansted Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5PP 01279 710750 bishopsstortford@vets4pets.com 0.73 miles


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Bishop'S Stortford Veterinary Hospital
Rye Street Bishop'S Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2HA 01279 654 108 info@stortvet.com Website 1.47 miles
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Mercer &Amp; Hughes
80 Cambridge Road Stansted Essex CM24 8DA 01279 813780 stansted@mercerandhughes.co.uk Website 1.60 miles
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Walton Lodge Veterinary Group Ltd
Unit 10 Millside Industrial Estate Southmill Road Bishop'S Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3DP 01279 654 215 Website 1.84 miles
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Pet Health Direct Ltd
20 Hubbard Road Little Canfield Takeley Essex CM6 1GW 3.85 miles


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Medivet Little Hadham
Standon Road Little Hadham Ware Hertfordshire SG11 2DF 01279 771144 little.hadham@medivet.co.uk Website 4.73 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Bishops Stortford Southern Country Park Dog Agility Walk
Thorley Ln E Bishop'S STORTFORD CM23 2.92 miles Cm23 4Bh Is The Postcode For The Nursing Home On The Same Road

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Bishops Stortford
A Choice Of Two Walks To Complete (Or Combine The Two), Allowing You And Your Dog To Explore The South West Corner Of Bishop's Stortford, Linking Together Five East Herts Council Managed Open Spaces. Follow The Waymarked (Green And Orange) Routes Along Grass Footpaths, Bridleways And Tarmaced Paths. CM23 4BH 3.00 miles Southern Country Park Car Park Off Thorley Lane (East), Bishop’S Stortford.

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Pishiobury Country Park
Historic Parkland Between Sawbridgeworth And Harlow. Includes The River Stort, Woodland And Grassland With A Range Of Wildlife. Cattle Grazing For Part Of The Year. Gentle Slopes. Dogs To Be Kept Under Close Control But Not Necessarily On Lead. Free Car Park. 41 West Rd Sawbridgeworth Lancashire CM21 0BJ 5.05 miles Cm21 0Al

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Pishiobury Park
This Is A Lovely Walk, It's Very Open Although There Are Some Wooded Areas. I Have Never Seen It Crowded Even On A Warm Summer Sunday. Some Of It Is Cow Field So For Those Parts It's Best To Have Your Dog On A Lead Although There Are No Signs Up Urging You To Do This. If You Want To Walk Further You Can Follow The River Stort For Miles, (A Number Of Pubs On Route). Within The Actual Park There Are Some Rolling Hills So I'm Not Sure About Wheel Chair Access. There Is A Railway Track Which Is Not Fenced Off Across The River And Along The Far Edge Of The Park, But You Don't Really Have To Go Anywhere Near This. Bonks Hill Lancashire 5.65 miles Just Outside Harlow, Essex, Heading North.

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Standon Fields
Paper Mill Ln Standon Ware SG11 1LD 7.21 miles

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River Stort
Park In The Moor Hen Pub Car Park. Walk In The Direction Of The Pub And Just Keep Going, Or Stop At The Pub First! It's Approximately A Four Mile Round Trip If You Only Walk To The Next Pub, The Harlow Mill. Once You Reach The Harlow Mill Cross Over The Road Bridge And Make Your Way Back. You Can Walk Further, The River Has A Path Along Side For Miles Or You Can Cut It Shorter, There Are Several Pedestrian Bridges. If You Want To Veer Away From The River There Are Public Foot Paths But Be Aware They End Up Coming Out Onto A Road, Usually Without Pavement. Once You Leave The Pub Area There Is Very Little Foot Traffic. 47 Burntmill Ln Harlow Lancashire CM20 2QS 8.11 miles

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