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]
| Rivenhall | |
|---|---|
 St Mary and All Saints' church | |
  Rivenhall Location within Essex | |
| Area | 9.386 km2 (3.624 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,147 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 122/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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.[4] 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ "History of Rivenhall, in Braintree and Essex | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Rivenhall". City Population. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Braintree Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 5 March 2024.