Mountnessing

Coordinates: 51°38′57″N 0°20′46″E / 51.64924°N 0.34599°E / 51.64924; 0.34599

Mountnessing
Mountnessing Windmill
Mountnessing  Mountnessing shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TQ624971
Parish	Mountnessing
District	Brentwood
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Brentwood
Postcode district	CM15
Dialling code	01277
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Brentwood and Ongar
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Mountnessing is a village in south Essex. It is situated to the north-east of Brentwood, south-west of Ingatestone. A large proportion of the houses are situated on the old Roman Road (formerly the A12 road until the village was bypassed in the 1970's} between Brentwood and Ingatestone. The village is approximately equidistant between the two closest railway stations of Shenfield and Ingatestone.

Mountnessing is most noted for its windmill and for the parish church of St Giles. An annual village fete in held in July. In the "Windmill" field there is also a village hall, cricket pitch, football pitches and tennis courts (members only). In the 1970s the children's football team the Mountnessing Millers played here. Players included Colin Gordon, Mitchell and Warren Ball, Darren Brooks, John Wastenage, Timothy Holland as well as three of the Brocklehurst brothers Matt, Barny and Ben.

It has 3 pubs, The George and Dragon, The Plough and the Prince of Wales, a butcher and an Indian restaurant.

It is rumoured that Dick Turpin Dick Turpin once stayed at the George and Dragon.

There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road.

Mountnessing Church - St.Giles - is located mid-way between Mountnessing and Billericay

External links

• Mountnessing Parish Council website
• Giles Mountnessing website