Great Canfield

Great Canfield
Great Canfield civil parish, Uttlesford District 1945
Great Canfield
Location within Essex
Population414 (2011 Census
OS grid referenceTL 58251 18352
 London25 mi (40 km) SW
Civil parish
  • Great Canfield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDunmow
Postcode districtCM6
Dialling code01279
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England

Great Canfield is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village, which sits at the south-east edge of its civil parish, is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-west from the small town of Great Dunmow, and one mile (1.6 km) north-west from High Roding. The civil parish contains the hamlets and small settlements of Hope End Green, Hellmans Cross, Bacon End, Baconend Green, and Puttocks End. The River Roding defines the parish border at the south-east, and for one-mile (1.6 km) cuts through the parish before providing part of the north-east border. In 2011 the parish had a population of 414.