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who left the village in 1922. in village the left who of human habitation since the the since habitation human of name. place the into incorporated support made the publication of this leaflet possible. leaflet this of publication the made support

We would like to thank The Vine at Linden House whose whose House Linden at Vine The thank to like would We

the wealthy Fuller Maitland family family Maitland Fuller wealthy the activity since the Stone Age and and Age Stone the since activity Normandy. The family name was later later was name family The Normandy.

accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. omissions. or errors any for responsibility accept

There have been signs of human human of signs been have There name is derived from Montfiquet in in Montfiquet from derived is name house the valuable art collection of of collection art valuable the house

of this leaflet Stansted Mountfitchet Parish Council cannot cannot Council Parish Mountfitchet Stansted leaflet this of

succeeded by the Montfichets – their their – Montfichets the by succeeded present Stansted Hall was built to to built was Hall Stansted present Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy accuracy the ensure to taken been has care every Whilst

as houses of more recent origins. recent more of houses as

to the Gernon family, who were were who family, Gernon the to quite accessible to London, and the the and London, to accessible quite

interesting Victorian buildings as well well as buildings Victorian interesting

the Manors of Stansted and Bentfield Bentfield and Stansted of Manors the to Stansted, making the village village the making Stansted, to

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a Windmill and quite a number of of number a quite and Windmill a

Conqueror granted the lordship of of lordship the granted Conqueror In the 19th century the railway came came railway the century 19th the In

times, a few nice Georgian frontages, frontages, Georgian nice few a times, Website. Council Parish the In the 11th century, William the the William century, 11th the In

farmhouses of medieval and Tudor Tudor and medieval of farmhouses Mountfitchet Castle and Toy Museum. Toy and Castle Mountfitchet some further walks can be found on on found be can walks further some

It contains several cottages and and cottages several contains It “Stan” a stone and “Sted” a place. place. a “Sted” and stone a “Stan”

part of a major tourist attraction – – attraction tourist major a of part worth exploring! Descriptions of of Descriptions exploring! worth

compounded of two Saxon words, words, Saxon two of compounded wall remain to this day and form form and day this to remain wall

walks and peaceful vistas – well well – vistas peaceful and walks

borders of Hertfordshire. of borders

The name Stansted is Saxon in origin, origin, in Saxon is Stansted name The

The mound and a section of the stone stone the of section a and mound The

the parish has many lovely rural rural lovely many has parish the the to close and Essex West

close to such a major development development major a such to close North of countryside undulating settlements. an open space within an outer wall). wall). outer an within space open an

parish situated in the pleasantly pleasantly the in situated parish were substantial Roman and Saxon Saxon and Roman substantial were Stansted Airport. Despite being fairly fairly being Despite Airport. Stansted was built (a mound with a keep and and keep a with mound (a built was

Stansted Mountfitchet is a large large a is Mountfitchet Stansted Middle Bronze Age. Later there there Later Age. Bronze Middle In the south east part of the parish is is parish the of part east south the In castle bailey and motte a point some At Stansted Mountfitchet Stansted

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The Stansted Mountfitchet village trail is a circular walk of the village which can be done in an hour. If you have the time and energy there are two extension loops suggested which will guide you around some very attractive areas on the edge of the village. Tel: 01371 811 822 Tel: 01279 813003 Vine Street, Great Bardfield, CM7 4SR 1-3 Silver Street, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8HA www.vine-greatbardfield.co.uk www.vine-stanstedmountfitchet.co.uk www.stansted.net 9 10 COOPERS 8 ALLEY BENTFIELD ROAD CAMBRIDGE ROAD 13 6 12 11 7 Stansted Mountfi tchetVillage Trail SILVER STREET 14 MILL 1 Kings Arms Hotel – note the list of 18 The Church of St. John the Evangelist Bentfi eld Green HILL St Mary’s5 Church CRAFTON Extension Loop ExtensionRECREATION Loop GREEN CAR past publicans. was designed by W.D. Caroe and GROUND PARK Make your way up Chapel Hill. built in 1889. Proceed down Cooper’s Alley, Make your way4 up Church Road. cross Bentfi eld Gardens and continue Turn right into Burnells Way and then 38MILLSIDEBridge House, said to be one of the 2 Stansted Free Church, formerly the proceed down the twitchell to Lower up the alley to Bentfi eld Road and oldest houses in the village. 15 United Reformed Church. Current 16 Street which contains a number of turn left. building dates from 1864 but the 39 The Gatehouse, former lodge to historic properties. original church was built in 1698. 32 There are a number of attractive Stansted Hall.RECREATION GROUND 19 No.61 – Brewery House – C18 period residential properties on the 17 3 Memorial Gardens where the village Continue past The Gatehouse and ST JOHN’S ROAD red brick house with a number of left-hand side including The Willows, war memorial is sited. bear left taking the footpath/drive. interesting architectural features. White Cottage and Widdershins. 18 40 Manor House was once the vicarage.3 Before crossing the road to Recreation CHAPEL HILL 20 Dog and Duck public house – fi ne Turn right into Bentfi eld Causeway. Ground look back down the hill and example of Essex weather boarding. There is a small thatched cottage on 41 Stansted Hall, built by the Fuller across the valley to get an impressive Maitlands in the 1870s and now the 21 No.47 – C19 iron casements with the left-hand corner and a number view of Stansted Hall Park.Turn9 left BURNELLSWAY 10 of other attractive properties from home of the Arthur Findlay College, glazingCOOPERS bars and “Gothic” arched 8 ALLEY into RecreationBENTFIELD ROAD Ground. the headquarters of the Spiritualists’ top panes. Doorway has ogee different periods in Stansted’s history. CAMBRIDGE ROAD National Union. 4 The 13 Recreation Ground is an open shaped canopy. 2 6 33 At the top of the The Causeway you space maintained12 11 by the Parish 42 The Church of St Mary the Virgin. The 22 No.45 – The Old Bakery – original come to Bentfi eld Upper Green which 19 7 Council. There is a memorial church was built by the Montfi chets 29 21 14 carved bargeboards. is fringed by a number of interesting 1 28 27 24 22 SILVER STREET commemorating the donation of the and dates back to about 1120. It LOWER STREET 23 Chimneys Guest House – takes and historic residential buildings. land to the village by William Fuller contains two exceptionalSTATION 17th-century 23 20 Cross the green to take in the village 30 26 25 Maitland in 1867. This is a great its name from the unusual central tomb fi gures of Hester STATIONSalusbury ROAD and MILL pond and then pass the play area GROVE HILL HILL 5 place toCRAFTON get a photogenic view of chimney. her father, Sir Thomas Myddelton. 31 RECREATION GREEN CAR 24 towards Bentfi eld Lower Green. Stansted’s iconic windmill.PARK No.29 – The Porch dates from Go past the churchyard and cemetery GROUND medieval times. 34 The Rose & Crown. This was built CHURCH ROADCAR Take the footpath, known locally as a and turn right down Church Road. PARK 4 25 No.38 – Jubilee Building – note c1879 on the site of three cottages. It twitchell, to Millside. 43 Fullers House on your left – former Queen Victoria’s head on the crest was originally named the Waggoners 5 almshouses. MILLSIDE Stansted Windmill dates from 1787 under the eaves. and later the Coach & Horses before and has ancient monument status. It becoming the Rose & Crown. 26 BENTFIELD GREEN EXTENSION LOOP last worked15 in 1910 and was given to No.32 – Former Corn Merchant’s. 16 35 Thatched cottage. It is understood BENTFIELD the village in 1935 by Lord Blyth. The 27 No.11 – The Tudor House – C16. 33 GREEN to be around 500 years of age, 35 old miller’s house is to the west of the Interesting carved panels with WEATH probably starting its life as an Essex ER 34 36 RECREATION GROUND mill and there is a row of nineteenth crowned roses. FI Hall House. ELD century17 workers’ cottages opposite. 28 No.9 – Savages – Impressive C16 36 Wealden House, dating back to ST JOHN’S ROAD gabled house, formerly a wine shop. Proceed down Mill Hill and cross 1498, which makes it probably the BENTFIELD CAUSEWAYBENTFIELD END 37 Silver Street. Turn to your right and 29 Queen’s Head – public house that oldest house in Stansted. head for the centre of the village. dates back to the seventeenth 32 BENTFIELD ROAD HILL CHAPEL 18 century. Turn right into Bentfi eld Road. 6 The village3 sign was erected for the LOWER STREET CHAPEL HILL 37 38 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee. 30 Mountfi tchet Social Club – Given to Laundry Cottage, which was part of GARDENS CHURCH BENT FIELD 43 39 The Knight depicted is the second the village in 1888 by Henry Parry the Hargrave estate and dealt with Richard de Montfi chet, and the date Gilbey. their washing as the name implies. 40 ROAD 1215 is shown because he was one 31 Continue along Bentfi eld Road Mountfi tchet Castle and Toy SPORTS 42 41

of the 25 barons chosen to make Museum. ReconstructedBURNELLSWAY Norman until you come to the Coopers Alley GROUND King John observe Magna Carta. CAMBRIDGE ROAD Castle and a large collection of twitchell. Turn left and make your way COOPERS ALLEY 7 Linden House (see back cover). historic toys. back to Cambridge Road. 8 The cast iron 2mile post may be the largest in Essex. NORTH 9 The Wood Grill started life as the Bell 29 19 Coaching Inn which then became28 22 21 9 10 1 27 24 COOPERS 8 ALLEY the Bell and Feathers Inn. BENTFIELD ROAD LOWER STREET CAMBRIDGE ROAD 10 There are a number of period 13 STATION 6 23 20 12 11 properties located on30 both sides 26 25 7 STATIONof ROAD the road including Forge House, 14 SILVERGROVE STREET HILL Potts Cottage and York Cottage.31 Cross the road and make your way MILL HILL 5 CRAFTON back towards the fountain. RECREATION GREEN CAR CHURCH ROADCAR PARK 11 The Greens Building. There has GROUND been a shop onPARK this site since at least 4 1687, when Quaker John Day started trading here. The Greens took over MILLSIDE in 1840 and the business continued 15 to trade here until 1980. 16 12 Western House – impressive RECREATION GROUND seventeenth century (C17) house. BENTFIELD 17 33 GREEN 13 The four column McFarlane Victorian ST JOHN’S ROAD 35 drinking fountain erected in 1871 WEATH 36 was presented to the village by ER 34 18 FI Henry and Walter Gilbey. ELD 3 Proceed down Chapel Hill. CHAPEL HILL ST MARY’S EXTENSION LOOP 14 Behind the Friends Meeting House is an old burial ground with some

traditional headstones that have local BURNELLSWAY BENTFIELD CAUSEWAYBENTFIELD END 37 interest.

15 The old summer house incorporates CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL 32 BENTFIELD ROAD timbers from the original chapel HILL CHAPEL 2 from which Chapel Hill takes LOWER STREET its name. 38 19 GARDENS CHURCH 29 21 FIELD 28 22 BENT 16 Central Hall, now the Old Court 43 39 1 27 24 House, was built in 1854 to house LOWER STREET the Stansted Literary Institution. 40 STATION 23 20 30 26 25 It was later used for some time ROAD STATION ROAD as a court house. GROVE HILL SPORTS 42 41 31 GROUND Turn left into St John’s Road. CAMBRIDGE ROAD 17 No.1 St John’s Road is an early COOPERS ALLEY CHURCH ROADCAR nineteenth century stuccoed house PARK and former vicarage.

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