Английская Википедия:Henham
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Henham, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is situated Шаблон:Convert north from London Stansted Airport. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Henham and Pledgdon Green. Parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,233.[1]
Henham's parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. The community Village Shop & Post Office situated opposite the Village ponds is run totally by volunteers. The local public house is The Cock Inn.
A dragon legend at Henham began with the 1669 pamphlet The Flying Serpent or Strange News Out of Essex, which promoted further alleged sightings of the dragon.[2] Today, many signs in the village contain dragon motifs.
Henham was a station on the Elsenham to Thaxted branch line.
The village holds a bi-annual 10 kilometre run in the final weeks of May. There is a Tennis Club, Village Hall and OSCA (Hall & rooms for local activities). A monthly magazine "The Dragon" is distributed free to all residents.
There is a bi-annual pantomime which takes place in the village hall in early January. Restarted in 2014[3] after a 10 year break,[4] appearances so far have included "Cinderella", "Snow white and the Seven Princes", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Alice in Pantoland"
Current notable residents include comedian Ed Byrne[5] and actor John Savident.Шаблон:Citation needed Hertfordshire, Minor Counties and Cambridgeshire cricketer Timothy Smith was born in the village.Шаблон:Citation needed
Gallery
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Church of St Mary the Virgin
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Henham war memorial
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Cottages off Crow Street
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Henham school
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Cottage on Church Street
See also
References
External links
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- Henham village web site
- Henham village history web site
- Henham, Recording Uttlesford History
