At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,589.[1]
In the 12th century, the village name in Old English was "Bircehangra", which means "wooded slope growing with birch trees". This name is still appropriate today as parts of Birchanger Wood still exist and contain many birch trees.[4]
birchanger, village, essex, england, northeast, bishop, stortford, northwest, county, town, chelmsford, village, district, uttlesford, parliamentary, constituency, saffron, walden, there, parish, council, mary, virgin, church, location, within, essexpopulation. Birchanger ˈ b er tʃ ae ŋ er is a village in Essex England 3 km 1 9 mi northeast of Bishop s Stortford and 25 km 16 mi northwest of the county town Chelmsford The village is in the district of Uttlesford and the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden There is a Parish Council 2 BirchangerSt Mary the Virgin Church BirchangerBirchangerLocation within EssexPopulation1 589 2011 1 OS grid referenceTL513227Civil parishBirchangerDistrictUttlesfordShire countyEssexRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBISHOPS STORTFORDPostcode districtCM23Dialling code01279PoliceEssexFireEssexAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentSaffron WaldenList of places UK England Essex 51 52 58 N 0 11 52 E 51 8829 N 0 1979 E 51 8829 0 1979 The local CoE church of St Mary the Virgin dating from the 12th century is a Grade II listed building 3 The village lies close to London Stansted Airport 3 km 1 9 mi to the east and is 2 km 1 2 mi south of Stansted Mountfitchet It is also the site of Birchanger Green services on the M11 motorway At the 2011 census it had a population of 1 589 1 In the 12th century the village name in Old English was Bircehangra which means wooded slope growing with birch trees This name is still appropriate today as parts of Birchanger Wood still exist and contain many birch trees 4 See also editBirchanger Green services The Hundred ParishesReferences edit a b Ward Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 26 September 2015 Uttlesford Information regarding Birchanger www uttlesford gov uk Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 27 January 2007 Historic England CHURCH OF ST MARY 1322445 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 2 May 2014 Birchanger Parish Council Agenda and Minutes Agenda and Minutes 2009 Annual Village Meeting External links edit nbsp Media related to Birchanger at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Essex location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birchanger amp oldid 1164212838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
