Barnston, Essex

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Barnston
latitude= 51.8499
longitude= 0.3886
os_grid_reference= TL646195
population = 850 (2001)
civil_parish= Barnston
shire_district= Uttlesford
shire_county = Essex
region= East of England
constituency_westminster= Saffron Walden
post_town= DUNMOW
postcode_district=CM6
postcode_area=CM
dial_code= 01371

Barnston is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 3 km (2 miles) southeast from Great Dunmow and is 14 km (9 miles) north-northwest from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. The village has its own Parish Council and local football team Barnston A.F.C.cite web |url=http://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/uttlesford/CFFiles/Parishes/parishsearchresults.cfm?parishID=4 |title=Uttlesford Information regarding Barnston |accessdate=2007-01-26 |format=HTML |work=www.uttlesford.gov.uk ]

The local churches are St Andrews and the Mission Evangelical Church.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 850.Fact|date=February 2007

Notable residents

*Thomas Watson - A puritan who retired to the village and died there.

Barnston Village Hall

Barnston Village Hall The Village Hall was opened around 1960 and was built with funds raised by many dedicated locals, organising fetes and many other activities to buy bricks at 6d each (two and a half pence).

Notable contributors to the effort of building the hall were :- Don Churchill, he did much of the brick laying and woodwork, he was also heavily involved with Barnston Football Club especially in the first fifteen years of its life when he was the Club Secretary. Mr Salmon, supplied and erected the iron support structure. Mr Gill, not himself a Barnston resident but initially a passer by who couldn't bear to see the growing pile of bricks and little progress on the building, he eventually couldn't stand it anymore and volunteered to help Don Churchill build the hall

Information supplied by Mrs Nora Churchill

Barnston AFC

Barnston Football Club was founded at ameeting called on the 17th October 1951 toform a Barnston Village Football Team.John Salmon was appointed President and kindly let them play on his land at Martels.Friendly matches were played at the beginning, They then joined the Chelmsford Combination League and moved ground to Barnston Brook.After several successful years, again moved to a new ground Supplied by John Salmon (now Rayfield Close).The team were now playing for the Mid Essex league with the highlight being promoted tothe Premier Division and winning the Bardfield Cup. Don Churchill was the secretary through the 1950s and early 60's when the current secretary Bob Tyler took over.In 1967 the ground was sold for building andthe present ground was leased, with only £150The clubhouse was built by club members,giving up Sunday football for a season tobuild it. Quite a lot of materials weresupplied by contractors constructing the M11,But to obtain these, buildings had to beknocked down and transported to Barnston.Some 9000 bricks were cleaned to re-use for the new clubhouse.The bar was installed, license obtained and now the clubs life line. Football fortunes increased and Intermediate status was obtained with the club joining the Essex Intermediate league In 1989.The Sunday team enjoyed a successful spell winning the Northwest Sunday League Premier Division, three seasons running. Further Improvements to the Club, included larger dressing rooms, new toilets and referees room with shower, Dug-outs and pitch barrier, again with club members working hard to construct a Car park to enable approximately 70 cars to be parked.A second pitch was leased and is currentlybeing used by our youth team and soccerschools. The club is currently very active, fielding five teams consisting of twoSaturday teams playing in the Essex Olympian League (Senior Division 3 and Reserve Division 3) and Four Sunday Youth teams (Under 10,11,14,18) playing in the Chelmsford Youth League.

See also the Barnston A.F.C. article or [http://www.barnstonafc.info Barnston AFC Official Website]

References

External links

* [http://www.barnstonvillage.co.uk Barnston Village Website]
* [http://www.barnstonvillagehall.co.uk Barnston Village Hall Website]
* [http://www.barnstonafc.info Barnston AFC]