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Haverings Grove Sign

Havering’s Grove is a village in Essex, most of which lies in the Borough of Brentwood, with part in the Borough of Basildon. It is situated on the A129 London to Southend Road. The settlement, which developed in the twentieth century, covers an extensive area, but has a low population due to low density nature of the plotland and A129 ribbon developments that constitute most of the village.

Place names

Etymology

Havering’s Grove takes its name from a wood, first mentioned as Haueringewode in 1291,[1] much of which was destroyed by plotland development. It is not clear what association there was between the wood and the Royal Liberty of Havering.

Woodland

Fragments of the original Havering's Grove woodland remain in the plotland area, as do fragments of another ancient woodland called Bridge Wood, beside the public right of way. There are also areas of recent secondary woodland in the plotlands. On the east side of the settlement lies another old woodland called Shipman's Shaw.[2]

Farming

There is a "Havering's Grove Farm", and a map of parts of the parish of Mountnessing, drawn around 1775, shows a "Havering Grove Field" north of the road - just west of the modern Cowbridge Cottages.[3]

Brooks and bridges

The is a watercourse, a tributary of the River Wid, called Havering Grove’s Brook,[4][5] and the bridge that carries the A129 over the brook is called Havering’s Grove Bridge. The brook, or parts of it are also known as Lapwater Brook.

The brook forms the boundary between the boroughs of Brentwood and Basildon.

A second watercourse, the Mountnessing Brook, also a tributary of the Wid, flows south-north at the eastern side of the village.[6]

Community

The village has a Residents' Association.[7]

Administration and representation

The area covered by the modern village was historically part of the ancient parishes of Hutton and Mountnessing.

There is a Havering’s Grove Polling District in Brentwood Borough’s Hutton East Ward.[8] The part in Basildon is part of the Burstead Ward.

References

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