Rivenhall

Rivenhall
St Mary and All Saints' church
Rivenhall Location within Essex
Area	9.386 km^2 (3.624 sq mi)
Population	1,147 (2021 census)
• Density	122/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Civil parish	Rivenhall
District	Braintree
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Rivenhall is a village and civil parish near Witham in the Braintree district in the English county of Essex. It is near the small settlement of Rivenhall End.[1] In 2021 the parish had a population of 1147.[2]

It has a primary school called Rivenhall Church of England School. For transport there is the busy A12 nearby and Witham railway station.

The Anglo-Saxon church of St. Mary and All Saints and the nearby manor house have been in continuous human use since their origins as parts of a Roman villa.[3] The church is a grade I listed building.[4] The church was presumed to have been built around the 8-9th century.

It also had a Royal Air Force airfield called RAF Rivenhall.

On 1 October 1933 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Witham which became unparished in 1974. On 1 April 1982 Rivenhall became a parish again.[5]

References

1. "History of Rivenhall, in Braintree and Essex | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. "Rivenhall". City Population. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
3. Rackham, Oliver (1976). Trees and Woodland in The British Landscape. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4746-1404-7. Page 42
4. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS (1169594)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
5. "Braintree Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

• http://www.rivenhallparishcouncil.net