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Rettendon
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Rettendon is located in Essex
Rettendon
Rettendon
OS grid reference TQ765985
Civil parish
  • Rettendon
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Chelmsford
Postcode district CM3
Dialling code 01268
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
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Essex
51°39′16″N 0°32′59″E / 51.654401°N 0.54966°E / 51.654401; 0.54966

Rettendon is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chelmsford in Essex, England, about 8 miles (13 km) south east of the city of Chelmsford. Situated near the River Crouch, the village was once owned by the Bishop of Ely. The A130 formerly passed through the village. There are a number of listed buildings in the parish.

Education

Rettendon Primary School is located on the Main Road running through the village.

All Saints’ Church

The medieval All Saints’ Church has a commanding tower and a notable hilltop setting, and is visible for miles. It contains a very large marble monument to Edmund Humphrey, dating from 1727.

Hyde Hall

To the east of Rettendon, the garden at Hyde Hall was donated to the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993 and is open to the public.

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