Barnston, Essex: a Domesday village in the Uttlesford countryside

Barnston is a village and civil parish in Uttlesford, Essex, about 2 miles south-east of Great Dunmow and around 9 miles north-north-west of Chelmsford. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 and preserves the character of an old Essex parish shaped by agriculture and parish life. Local history also records the medieval church of St Andrew, whose origins go back to the 12th century.
Population: 926 inhabitants (2021 census).
Distance: about 2 miles from Great Dunmow and 9 miles from Chelmsford.
Highlights: St Andrew's Church, the rural parish setting, and the traditional village landscape of north-west Essex.