Goldhanger
Encyclopedia
Goldhanger is a village and a civil parish on the B1026 road in the Maldon district
, in the English county
of Essex
.
Goldhanger has an agricultural museum and a church dedicated to St. Peter. Goldhanger is at the head of a short creek, on the north side of the estuary of the River Blackwater
, 4 miles (6.4 km) East North East of the town of Maldon
.
There are eight major roads in Goldhanger. Head street, Fish Street, Chruch Street, St Peter's close, Maldon Road, Hall Estate, Sorrell Close and finally Blind Lane.
The village is directly between Maldon
and Tiptree
and also has direct passage to the River Blackwater.
The place-name 'Goldhanger' is first attested in the Domesday Book
of 1086, where it appears as 'Goldhangra'. The name means "slope where marigold grew", from the Old English 'golde' meaning 'marigold
'.
Maldon (district)
Maldon is a local government district in Essex, England. Its council is based in the town of Maldon, and the next largest centre of population is Burnham-on-Crouch. The district covers the Dengie peninsula as well as an area to the north of the Blackwater Estuary, a total area of...
, in the English county
Counties of England
Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. For administrative purposes, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly is divided into 83 counties. The counties may consist of a single district or be divided into several...
of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
.
Goldhanger has an agricultural museum and a church dedicated to St. Peter. Goldhanger is at the head of a short creek, on the north side of the estuary of the River Blackwater
River Blackwater, Essex
The River Blackwater is a river in England. It rises in the northwest of Essex as the River Pant and flows to Bocking, near Braintree, from where its name changes to the Blackwater. Its course takes it near Stisted, and then via Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall and Coggeshall and near Witham where it is...
, 4 miles (6.4 km) East North East of the town of Maldon
Maldon
-Placenames:* Maldon, Essex is a town on the Blackwater estuary in England** Maldon , a local government district based in Maldon, Essex** Maldon Town F.C., an English football club** Maldon *The Battle of Maldon...
.
There are eight major roads in Goldhanger. Head street, Fish Street, Chruch Street, St Peter's close, Maldon Road, Hall Estate, Sorrell Close and finally Blind Lane.
The village is directly between Maldon
Maldon
-Placenames:* Maldon, Essex is a town on the Blackwater estuary in England** Maldon , a local government district based in Maldon, Essex** Maldon Town F.C., an English football club** Maldon *The Battle of Maldon...
and Tiptree
Tiptree
Tiptree is a village in the English county of Essex, situated south-east of Colchester and around north-east of London. Surrounding villages include Messing, Tolleshunt Knights, Layer Marney, Inworth, Birch, Great Braxted, Great Totham and Little Totham....
and also has direct passage to the River Blackwater.
The place-name 'Goldhanger' is first attested in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086, where it appears as 'Goldhangra'. The name means "slope where marigold grew", from the Old English 'golde' meaning 'marigold
Tagetes
Tagetes is a genus of 56 species of annual and perennial mostly herbaceous plants in the sunflower family . The genus is native to North and South America, but some species have become naturalized around the world. One species, T...
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