DANBURY PARISH

Introduction

Danbury is a village in the City of Chelmsford district, in the county of Essex, England. It is located 33.5 miles (53.9 km) northeast of Charing Cross, London and has a population of 6,500. It is situated on a hill 367 feet (112 m) above sea level. The city of Danbury, Connecticut in the United States is named after the village. The village was built on the site of a Neolithic or early Iron Age hill fort noted for its oval shape, sometimes confused with the Megalithic enclosure at Danebury in Hampshire. According to the official parish publication, Danbury Parish Plan 2003, first Iron Age settlers, then the Romans and finally the Dæningas tribe of Saxons occupied the Danbury area. The place-name 'Danbury' is first attested as Danengeberia in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name means 'the burgh or fort of Dene's people'. The same name is the origin of the name of the village and peninsula of Dengie in Essex.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	1,186 hectares
Population	5,197 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	438 people/km²
Mean age	43.9
Ward	Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon
District	Chelmsford
Postcodes	CM2, CM3
ONS ID	E04003954