- Margaretting
-
Margaretting is a small village in the Chelmsford District, in the English county of Essex.
Contents
Location
The village is located on the B1002 road approximately four miles from Chelmsford (the county town of Essex) and two miles from the small town of Ingatestone. It is near the River Wid. Margaretting property values are considerably less than nearby Fryerning and Ingatestone.
Amenities
The 15th century St Margaret's church is situated about a mile from the village.
Margaretting has a primary school. The village hall and playing field are situated in Wantz Road and host local football as well as Margaretting Cricket Club who play in the T Rippon Mid-Essex League.
There are currently two public houses, The Black Bull & The Red Lion - a third, The Spread Eagle, was closed following fire damage.
Transport
Margaretting lies on the B1002 road which links to the A414 road towards Chelmsford and is bypassed by the A12 road (England).There are proposals to widen the A12 and this will greatly affect properties on Writtle Road. The village is served by buses between Brentwood & Chelmsford and the closest rail service is from Ingatestone railway station.
Nearby settlements
Nearby settlements include the towns of Chelmsford and Ingatestone and the hamlet of Margaretting Tye.
References
- http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/margaretting.asp
- http://www.margarettingcc.co.uk/
- http://www.trippon.cricket.btinternet.co.uk/
Coordinates: 51°41′N 0°25′E / 51.683°N 0.417°E
Contiguous with Chelmsford: Broomfield • Chelmer Village • Great Baddow • Moulsham • North Melbourne • Springfield • Widford Towns: 
Villages & Hamlets: Bicknacre • Boreham • Chalk End • Chatham Green • Chignal St James • Chignall Smealy • Cooksmill Green • Danbury • Downham • East Hanningfield • Fanner's Green • Ford End • Galleywood • Galleyend • Good Easter • Great Leighs • Great Oxney Green • Great Waltham • Highwood • Howe Green • Howe Street • Little Baddow • Little Leighs • Littley Green • Little Waltham • Margaretting • Margaretting Tye • Mashbury • Newney Green • North End • Pepper's Green • Pleshey • Ramsden Heath • Rettendon • Rettendon Place • Roxwell • Runwell • Sandon • South Hanningfield • Stock • Tye Green • West Hanningfield • Woodham Ferrers • WrittleChelmsford is the county town of Essex
List of places in EssexCategories:- Villages in Essex
- Chelmsford
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
