Twinstead
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Twinstead is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district[1] in the county of Essex, England. It shares a parish council with Great Henny and Little Henny called "Hennys', Middleton & Twinstead". It was once part of the Hinckford Hundred, which is a subdivision of a county and has its own court.[2] In 2001 the parish had a population of 165.[3]
Twinstead | |
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Church of St John the Evangelist, Twinstead | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 165 (2001 census) |
OS grid reference | TL8588236642 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Sudbury |
Postcode district | CO10 |
Dialling code | 01787 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Website | http://www.essexinfo.net/the-hennys-middleton-and-twinstead-parish-council/ |
51.997°N 0.711°E / 51.997; 0.711 |
In the 1870s, Twinstead was described as:
"TWINSTEAD. Acres, 1,008. Real property, £2,179. Houses, 48. T. Hall is the seat of B. Sparrow, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £250.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor."[4]
Today, the village is made up of many farms, a riding school, a manor house and an Essex Volvo's business. It has one place of worship which is the Church of St John the Evangelist, which is a Grade II* listed building.[5][6]