Belchamp St Paul is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in Essex

Essex

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, England

England

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It is located approximately 8 km (5 mi) west of Sudbury, Suffolk

Sudbury, Suffolk

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 and is 37 km (23 mi) north-northeast from the county town of Chelmsford

Chelmsford

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. It is near Belchamp Otten

Belchamp Otten

Belchamp Otten is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located approximately west of Sudbury, Suffolk and is 36km north-northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. It is near Belchamp St Paul and Belchamp Walter. The village is in the district of Braintree and in the...

 and Belchamp Walter

Belchamp Walter

Belchamp Walter is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located approximately west of Sudbury, Suffolk and is 35km north-northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. It is near Belchamp St Paul and Belchamp Otten. The village is in the district of Braintree and in the...

. The village is in the district of Braintree

Braintree (district)

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 and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The parish is part of the Stour Valley North parish cluster.
Although it is in Essex, the website www.suffolktouristguide.com lists it as part of Suffolk. It has a population of 331 (2001 census). The 16th century poet, Arthur Golding

Arthur Golding

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, grew up at the manor.

The Half Moon pub was the location for a number of pub scenes in the BBC

BBC

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 drama series Lovejoy

Lovejoy

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