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{{Short description|Village in Essex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|static_image_name = Feering, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 137313.jpg
|static_image_caption = All Saints' Church, Feering
|country= England
|coordinates = {{coord|51.851|0.718|display=inline,title}}
|official_name= Feering
|population= 2,035
|population_ref= (2011 Census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123388&c=CO5+9QE&d=16&e=62&g=6422884&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1443451197722&enc=1|title=Parish population 2015|accessdate=28 September 2015}}</ref>
|shire_district= [[Braintree (district)|Braintree]]
|shire_county= [[Essex]]
|region= East of England
|constituency_westminster= [[Witham (UK Parliament constituency)|Witham]]      
|post_town= COLCHESTER
|postcode_district= CO5
|postcode_area= CO
|dial_code= 01376
|os_grid_reference= TL871204
}}

'''Feering''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Braintree (district)|Braintree]] district of [[Essex]], England. The parish is between [[Colchester]] and [[Witham]]. The village, which lies at the south-west edge of the parish, is conjoined to the neighbouring village of [[Kelvedon]]. Within the parish are the hamlets of Stocks Green, Skye Green and Langley Green.

==Amenities==
Feering village has two [[public house]]s, the Sun Inn and The Bell Inn, and a restaurant, The Blue Anchor which also functions as a hotel. The Blue Anchor was previously The Old Anchor which, on 14 July 2008, suffered major damage caused by a fire which required eight fire crews to contain and lasted over 3 hours.<ref>[http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=News&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=IPED14%20Jul%202008%2008%3A09%3A04%3A290 News story on EADT website]</ref> [[Prested Hall, Feering|Prested Hall]] is an historic house which dates back the 14th Century and which now provides hotel accommodation for special events.

Large businesses have offices or trade points in Feering. The nearest post office and convenience store to the village is in Kelvedon; the Old Post Office and shop which was situated on the village green ceased trading in the early 2000s.

The village has [[footpath]] links which run through surrounding fields and rural landscape. The [[Essex Way]] is not far from the Northern boundary of the parish.

==Transport==
Feering is close to the [[A12 road (England)|A12]] and [[M11 motorway|M11]] (the latter via the [[A120 road (England)|A120]]). The village has recently{{when|date=October 2015}} been affected by the [[A120 road (England)|A120]] proposal to construct a dual carriageway to the north of the village. This extension of the dual carriageway section of the A120 will stretch from the current [[A12 road (England)|A12]] near [[Marks Tey]] to [[Braintree, Essex|Braintree]].  The [[Highways Agency]] has not released information concerning new routes, which has angered some local residents, who oppose the new proposals.{{according to whom|date=October 2015}}

From 1904 to 1951 the village was served by [[Feering Halt railway station|a halt]] on the [[Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway]].

==Religion==
The ecclesiastical [[Parish church|parish Church]] of All Saints is part of the United Benefice of Kelvedon and Feering. The church provides two services, [[Anglican eucharistic theology|Holy Communion]] on Sundays, and Family Services monthly.<ref name="UBKF-All Saints Feering History">{{cite web|title=All Saints Feering History|url=http://www.kelvedonfeeringub.com/history/item/187-all-saints-history|work=United Benefice of Kelvedon and Feering|access-date=14 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415144950/http://www.kelvedonfeeringub.com/history/item/187-all-saints-history|archive-date=15 April 2014}}</ref> The church has stood at the centre of Feering village for 850 years, and is an [[English Heritage]] [[Grade I listed building]].<ref name=EH1123841>{{NHLE|desc=Parish Church of All Saints|num=1123841|accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref>

Feering Mission is an independent village church, opened in October 1907, on Little Tey Road. It is part of the Fellowship for Evangelising Britain's Villages (FEBV). The church currently serves the local community, working closely with the Scope Home Drummonds, Feering Childminders' Association, and Feering Primary School, and has a link with [[The Co-operative Funeralcare|Co-op funeral services]] in Kelvedon.

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Feering}}
* [https://www.feeringparishcouncil.gov.uk/ Feering Parish Council]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120317130845/http://www.feeringmission.org.uk/ Feering Mission]
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[[Category:Villages in Essex]]
[[Category:Braintree District]]