Elmstead Market

Elmstead Market

The war memorial
Elmstead Market
Elmstead Market shown within Essex
Population 1,440 (2011)
OS grid reference TM062244
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town COLCHESTER
Postcode district CO7
Dialling code 01206
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament

Elmstead Market is a village in the civil parish of Elmstead, in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It lies 3 km northeast of Wivenhoe and 6 km east of Colchester. It is on the A133 road which runs to Clacton-on-Sea, in the southeast, and Colchester in the west.

Church

Situated one mile north of Elmstead Market, in Elmstead sits St Anne & St Laurence Parish Church, a Grade 1 listed church.[1].

The village used to have the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, built in 1817. This Chapel was demolished in 1999 for a newer Chapel to be built in its place. This is now Trinity Methodist Church and is situated on Bromley Road, completed in 2000.[2]

Transport

There are regular bus services to Colchester, Clacton and surrounding areas.

The nearest train station is Alresford Station (3.4 miles away) with frequent trains to Colchester, London Liverpool Street as well as Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the Naze.

Schools

The village hosts two schools, Elmstead Primary School and Nursery and Market Field School, the latter of which is a school for students who experience moderate learning difficulties. Elmstead Primary School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2014[3] whilst Market Field has been rated Outstanding in 2015.[4] Market Field School underwent a complete rebuild after receiving funding.[5] The new building was officially opened in March 2016 by Bernard Jenkins MP for Harwich and North Essex and Babs Wiggins, a retired teacher, who taught at Market Field School for nearly 40 years.

Woodland Trust Wood

The Woodland Trust acquired 103.93 acres worth of land west of the village.[6] The new woodland creation project has already seen thousands of trees planted and plans to provide a valuable resource for local people and its wildlife. The new woodlands will be a breeding ground for barn owls and buzzards with the opportunity of more wildlife entering the area. With the dramatic fall in water vole numbers in the local area, the Essex Environmental Trust granted the wood an extra £8,000 to maintain and renew its habitat in order to increase numbers.[7]

Notable residents

  • Beth Chatto (1923-2018), British plantswoman, garden designer and author best known for creating the Beth Chatto Gardens near Elmstead Market.
  • James Noah Paxman (born 1831) Famous founder of world-wide engineering works known as Davey Paxman & Co of Colchester in 1865, manufacturing steam engines, boilers, agricultural machinery, and mill gearing. Paxman was born in Elmstead Market where his father, James Paxman, had a forge and engineering works in the village where he made traction engines.[8] James also held the role of Colchester Mayor between 1887-1888 and 1897-1898.[9] He died in 1922.

References

  1. ↑ You, A Church Near. "St Anne & St Laurence Parish Church, Elmstead Market". A Church Near You. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  2. ↑ "Towns and Villages Around Colchester | Elmstead Market". www.visitoruk.com. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Ofsted | Elmstead Primary School". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Ofsted | Market Field School". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  5. ↑ Harris, By Chris. "Essex: Major boost as Market Field School given £8.5million for revamp". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Elmstead Market | Explore woods | The Woodland Trust". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  7. ↑ "Cash boost to help the water vole's survival". Gazette. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Paxman History Pages - The Paxman Family". www.paxmanhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  9. ↑ "Colchester's Mayors since 1836". www.colchester.gov.uk. (Mr) Contact Garage, United Kingdom. Retrieved 2017-07-04.

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