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PANFIELD, or Pantfield, a parish in Braintree district, Essex; near the river Pant, 2 miles N W by N of Braintree r. station. Post-town, Braintree. Acres, 1, 475. Real property, £2, 532. Pop., 308. Houses, 71. The property is much subdivided. Panfield Hallwas built in 1546; and is a fine structure, with squaretower and clustered chimneys. A Benedictine priorywas built, about ½ a mile N of the church, in 1250; was a cell to Caen abbey in Normandy; came to the Crownin 1460; was given, at the dissolution, to Sir Giles Capel; and has left no remains. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £502.* Patron, the Rev. E. J. Hill. The church, in the Perpendicular style, is a small handsome edifice, beautifullyrestored.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Panfield AP/CP Braintree RegD/PLU Essex AncC |
Place names: | PANFIELD | PANFIELD OR PANTFIELD | PANTFIELD |
Place: | Panfield |
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