Nounsley

Nounsley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hatfield Peverel, in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England.[1] It is connected to the village of Hatfield Peverel by a hill and footpaths.[2] In 2018 it had an estimated population of 681.[3]

Nounsley
The Sportsmans Arms public house, Nounsley
Nounsley is located in Essex
Nounsley
Nounsley
Location within Essex
Area0.290 km2 (0.112 sq mi)
Population681 (2018 estimate)
• Density2,348/km2 (6,080/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL800105
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChelmsford
Postcode districtCM3
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

There is one public house, The Sportsman's Arms and a ford across the River Ter. Hatfield Peverel Parish Council manage the small playing field and play area in the hamlet.

The hamlet has only seven roads: Ulting Road, Sportsman Road, Nounsley Road, Manor Road, Priory Farm Road, Priory Close and Peverel Avenue. In the winter of 1962–63, snow on Nounsley Hill cut off the village to wheeled traffic for three days.

The number 73 bus (provided by First) passes through the village travelling from Chelmsford to Maldon stopping at the corner of Ulting Road and Nounsley Road. The route was previously cancelled but has since 1999 been run under public subsidy.[4]

The village was home to Grace Chappelow during 1910, when she and 119 other suffragettes planned a raid on the House of Commons.[5]

The village was known as a poultry producing area,[6] and was described in a 1972 development plan,

has developed more as an isolated housing estate than a village[7]

Iron Age, Belgic and Roman pottery was found at the site of Nounsley's brickfield, which were displayed at Colchester Museum.[8][9]

The village has been home to a solids diverter station for the movement of sewage since 1966.[10]

References
  1. Census 1951. England and Wales :index of Place Names. Vol. 2. 1956. p. 880.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 167 Chelmsford (Harlow & Bishop’s Stortford) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319232101.
  3. "Nounsley". City Population De. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons Official Report (Report). 1999. p. 163.
  5. Wynn. Stephen (2019). Struggle and Suffrage in Chelmsford. Women's Lives and the Fight for Equality. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781526716088.
  6. The Land of Britain: The Report of the Land Utilisation Survey of Britain. Vol. 79–82. 1937. p. 443.
  7. Hatfield Peverel Consultation Plan. 1972. p. 13. ISBN 9780901355232. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  8. Isobel Thompson (1982). Grog-tempered "Belgic" Pottery of South-eastern England. Vol. 3.
  9. Doubleday, Herbert Arthur; Page, William (1903). The Victoria History of the County of Essex. p. 144.
  10. "East Angluan News". Pipes and Pipelines International. Vol. 11. 1966. p. 38.
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