Molehill Green
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Molehill Green is a hamlet close to the perimeter of Stansted Airport
which consists of approximately 40 houses. It has one pub called The Three Horseshoes, a small village hall, a shop and a cricket club. Most of the houses are named rather than numbered, and it has only one named street, School Lane. The hamlet was originally called Morrells Green, which is now the name of a small holding of new houses in nearby Takeley
.
Molehill Green is geographically located in Essex
but its former postal county
is Hertfordshire
. Nearby are the hamlets of Chapel End, Broxted
, Bamber's Green
and the village of Takeley
.
Most of its residents are employed at various small businesses including farming less than 10% are employed at the airport and most of the houses are owned and rented out by BAA plc
. In spite of that, it has recently been the centre of meetings for the Stop Stansted Expansion
pressure group.
The main road through the village runs to Thaxted
via Broxted
.
There is also another Molehill Green located near to Little Dunmow
.
The Post Office
has been closed due to the recent spate of closures by the Royal Mail
but the shop is still open.
London Stansted Airport
-Cargo:-Statistics:-Infrastructure:-Terminal and satellite buildings:Stansted is the newest passenger airport of all the main London airports. The terminal is an oblong glass building, and is separated in to three areas: Check-in concourse, arrivals and departures...
which consists of approximately 40 houses. It has one pub called The Three Horseshoes, a small village hall, a shop and a cricket club. Most of the houses are named rather than numbered, and it has only one named street, School Lane. The hamlet was originally called Morrells Green, which is now the name of a small holding of new houses in nearby Takeley
Takeley
Takeley is a small village in Essex near Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.When Takeley was first registered by the Normans in 1086-87 its boundaries were approximately 8 miles in length, with a total area of 3,000 acres . However, since the development of Stansted Airport, it has lost...
.
Molehill Green is geographically located 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...
but its former postal county
Postal counties of the United Kingdom
The postal counties of the United Kingdom, now known officially as the former postal counties, were postal subdivisions in routine use by the Royal Mail until 1996. The raison d'être of the postal county – as opposed to any other kind of county – was to aid the sorting of mail by...
is Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. Nearby are the hamlets of Chapel End, Broxted
Broxted
Broxted is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. It is located northeast of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and is northwest from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency...
, Bamber's Green
Bamber's Green
Bamber's Green is a hamlet in Essex, England. It is located near to Molehill Green and close to Stansted Airport. The hamlet has approximately 20 houses, no shops, no pubs, no church or no school. There is however, a small industrial estate adjoining Lathems farm at the junction of the entrance to...
and the village of Takeley
Takeley
Takeley is a small village in Essex near Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.When Takeley was first registered by the Normans in 1086-87 its boundaries were approximately 8 miles in length, with a total area of 3,000 acres . However, since the development of Stansted Airport, it has lost...
.
Most of its residents are employed at various small businesses including farming less than 10% are employed at the airport and most of the houses are owned and rented out by BAA plc
BAA plc
BAA Ltd. is the Spanish-owned operator of six British airports and Naples Airport in Italy, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world. BAA stems from British Airports Authority and is owned by a consortium led by Grupo Ferrovial, a Spanish firm specialising in...
. In spite of that, it has recently been the centre of meetings for the Stop Stansted Expansion
Stop Stansted Expansion
Stop Stansted Expansion is an advocacy group established in 2002 as a working group of the North West Essex and East Herts Preservation Association, in response to the Government's consultation on expanding UK airports and, particularly, expansion plans for Stansted Airport subsequently defined...
pressure group.
The main road through the village runs to Thaxted
Thaxted
Thaxted is a town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, with about 2,500 inhabitants.-History:Thaxted appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Tachesteda, Old English for "place where thatch was got." Once a centre of cutlery manufacture, Thaxted went into decline with the rise of Sheffield...
via Broxted
Broxted
Broxted is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. It is located northeast of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and is northwest from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency...
.
There is also another Molehill Green located near to Little Dunmow
Great Dunmow
Great Dunmow is an ancient market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England in which the great Shannon Gray, also known as Hazzah Potter, lives...
.
The Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
has been closed due to the recent spate of closures by the Royal Mail
Royal Mail
Royal Mail is the government-owned postal service in the United Kingdom. Royal Mail Holdings plc owns Royal Mail Group Limited, which in turn operates the brands Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide...
but the shop is still open.
Transport
There are now two bus stops in Molehill Green, firstly by the shop which is used for school bus routes as well as the hourly service between Bishop's Stortford & Saffron Walden and also at the entrance to the hamlet which allows travel to Elsenham, Henham & Stansted Mountfitchet. Both services go through Stansted Airport.Trivia
- The pub was once used as a scene backdrop for the TV series LovejoyLovejoyLovejoy is a TV series about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue. The episodes were based on a series of picaresque novels by John Grant...
. - The hamlet has its own blacksmith.
- The village, though small, has two postcodesUK postcodesThe postal codes used in the United Kingdom are known as postcodes. They are alphanumeric and were introduced by the Royal Mail over a 15-year period from 11th October 1959 to 1974...
. CM22 and CM6. CM6 is postally for DunmowDunmowDunmow may refer to:*Great Dunmow, a town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England*Little Dunmow, a village located about 3 miles outside the town of Great Dunmow...
and CM22 for TakeleyTakeleyTakeley is a small village in Essex near Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.When Takeley was first registered by the Normans in 1086-87 its boundaries were approximately 8 miles in length, with a total area of 3,000 acres . However, since the development of Stansted Airport, it has lost...
. CM6 covers Chapel End which is at the end of Molehill Green.