Mountnessing
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK place Mountnessing is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Brentwood in south Essex, England. It is situated to the north-east of Brentwood and south-west of Ingatestone. A large proportion of the houses are situated on the Roman Road between Brentwood and Ingatestone; it was formerly the A12 until the village was bypassed in the 1970s. The village is approximately equidistant between the two closest railway stations at Template:Rws and Template:Rws. Its main attraction is Mountnessing Windmill.
History
The village dates from the 12th century when the de Monteny family became the new owners of the manor.[1] This family came from Montigny, Calvados in Normandy, and Mountnessing has been interpreted as "Mountney's Ging", ging being a term for meadow.[2] Thoby Priory was first recorded as "Ginges", was located in Mountnessing.
Amenities
The parish church of St Giles is located midway between Mountnessing and Billericay.
An annual village fete is held in July. In the Windmill field, there is a village hall, cricket pitch, football pitches and tennis courts.
The village has three pubs (The George and Dragon, The Plough and the Prince of Wales), a butcher's and a hairdressers.
There is a primary school, Mountnessing C of E, on Roman Road.
Sport
The village is home to Mountnessing Cricket Club.
A short-lived greyhound racing track was opened during 1931, at Chain Bridge on the main London Road. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club) and known as a flapping track, which was the nickname given to independent tracks.[3] Racing took place every Saturday at 3pm, but did not continue beyond 1932.[4]
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