Molehill Green

Coordinates: 51°53′N 0°16′E / 51.88°N 00.27°E / 51.88; 00.27

Molehill Green
Molehill Green  Molehill Green shown within Essex
Population	117
OS grid reference	TL5723
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bishop's Stortford
Postcode district	CM22
Dialling code	01279
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Molehill Green is a hamlet close to the perimeter of Stansted Airport which consists of approximately 40 houses. It has one pub called The Three Horseshoes, a small village hall, a shop and a cricket club. Most of the houses are named rather than numbered, and it has only one named street, School Lane. The hamlet was originally called Morrells Green, which is now the name of a small holding of new houses in nearby Takeley.

Molehill Green is geographically located in Essex but its former postal county is Hertfordshire. Nearby are the hamlets of Chapel End, Broxted, Bamber's Green and the village of Takeley.

Most of its residents are employed at various small businesses including farming less than 10% are employed at the airport and most of the houses are owned and rented out by BAA plc. In spite of that, it has recently been the centre of meetings for the Stop Stansted Expansion pressure group.

The main road through the village runs to Thaxted via Broxted.

There is also another Molehill Green located near to Little Dunmow.

The Post Office has been closed due to the recent spate of closures by the Royal Mail but the shop is still open.

Transport

There are now two bus stops in Molehill Green, firstly by the shop which is used for school bus routes as well as the hourly service between Bishop's Stortford & Saffron Walden and also at the entrance to the hamlet which allows travel to Elsenham, Henham & Stansted Mountfitchet. Both services go through Stansted Airport.

Trivia

• The pub was once used as a scene backdrop for the TV series Lovejoy.
• The hamlet has its own blacksmith.
• The village, though small, has two postcodes. CM22 and CM6. CM6 is postally for Dunmow and CM22 for Takeley. CM6 covers Chapel End which is at the end of Molehill Green.

External links

Media related to Molehill Green at Wikimedia Commons