Willingale, Essex

Willingale is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The civil parish also includes the village of Shellow Bowells and the hamlet of Miller's Green. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 501.[1] Willingale has two churches in one churchyard: one dedicated to St Christopher;[2] the other to St Andrew.[3] The civil parish of Willingale was created on 1 April 1946 from the parishes of Shellow Bowells, Willingale Doe and Willingale Spain.[4] Willingale Doe and Spain were recorded in the Domesday Book as Ulinghehala/Willing(h)ehala.[5]

Willingale
Willingale
Location within Essex
Population501 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Willingale
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOngar
Postcode districtCM5
St. Andrew's Church
St Christopher's Church

Richard Wiseman (1632 - 1712), landowner and member of parliament was born in the village.

See also

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. "Willingale: St Christopher, Willingale", Church of England
  3. "Willingale Spain, St Andrew's Church", Britain Express Limited
  4. "Relationships and changes Willingale CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. "Essex T-Z". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 20 November 2018.



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