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St Mary the Virgin Church, Birchanger, Essex (geograph 2051291).jpg
St Mary the Virgin Church, Birchanger
Birchanger is located in Essex
Birchanger
Birchanger
Population 1,589 (2011)
OS grid reference TL513227
Civil parish
  • Birchanger
District
  • Uttlesford
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BISHOPS STORTFORD
Postcode district CM23
Dialling code 01279
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
  • Saffron Walden
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°52′58″N 0°11′52″E / 51.8829°N 0.1979°E / 51.8829; 0.1979

Birchanger (/ˈbəræŋər/) is a village in Essex, England, 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Bishop's Stortford and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of the county town, Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. There is a Parish Council.

The local CoE church of St Mary the Virgin, dating from the 12th century, is a Grade II* listed building.

The village lies close to London Stansted Airport, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east, and is 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Stansted Mountfitchet. It is also the site of Birchanger Green services on the M11 motorway.

At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,589.

In the 12th century, the village name in Old English was "Bircehangra", which means "wooded slope growing with birch trees". This name is still appropriate today as parts of Birchanger Wood still exist and contain many birch trees.

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