Crockleford Heath
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Crockleford Heath is part of the village
and civil parish
of Ardleigh
in Essex
. It is located 2½ miles south-west of the village centre.
Crockleford Heath once had its own school, built in about 1832 for the children of agricultural labourers; it later became a Church of England
mission chapel.
A Primitive Methodist
chapel was opened in Crockleford Heath in 1859.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Ardleigh
Ardleigh
Ardleigh is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located northeast of Colchester and is northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Tendring and the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. The village has its own Parish Council...
in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. It is located 2½ miles south-west of the village centre.
Crockleford Heath once had its own school, built in about 1832 for the children of agricultural labourers; it later became a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
mission chapel.
A Primitive Methodist
Primitive Methodism
Primitive Methodism was a major movement in English Methodism from about 1810 until the Methodist Union in 1932. The Primitive Methodist Church still exists in the United States.-Origins:...
chapel was opened in Crockleford Heath in 1859.