Belchamp St Paul
| Belchamp St Paul | |
|---|---|
 St. Andrews, Belchamp St. Paul | |
  Belchamp St Paul Belchamp St Paul shown within Essex | |
| Population | 362 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL791423 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SUDBURY |
| Postcode district | CO10 7 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Belchamp St Paul is a village and civil parish in Essex, England.
It is located approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Sudbury, Suffolk and is 37 km (23 mi) north-northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. It is near Belchamp Otten and Belchamp Walter. The village is in the district of Braintree and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. The parish is part of the Stour Valley North parish cluster.[2] Although it is in Essex, the website www.suffolktouristguide.com lists it as part of Suffolk. It has a population of 331 (2011 census).[1] The 16th-century poet, Arthur Golding, grew up at the manor and is buried in the churchyard of St Andrew's. A memorial to him is found within the church. General Sir Timothy Creasey KCB OBE, a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding of the British Army in Northern Ireland, as well as the commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces, is also buried in the churchyard.
The Half Moon pub was the location for a number of pub scenes in the BBC drama series Lovejoy.[3]
Belchamp St Paul is the scene of the climax of M.R. James' ghost story "Count Magnus".
References
- 1 2 "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Parish cluster map". www.braintree.gov.uk. Archived from the original (JPG) on 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ↑ BBC Essex
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