Great Stambridge

Great Stambridge is a village and former civil parish, 15 mi south east of Chelmsford, now in the parish of Stambridge, in the Rochford district, in the county of Essex, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 355.

Features
Great Stambridge has a church called St Mary & All Saints and a pub called The Royal Oak.

History
The name "Stambridge" means 'Stone bridge'. Great Stambridge was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sanforda. Great Stambridge had 3 manors, Great Stambridge Hall, Hampton-Barns and Bretton. Great Stambridge was in the Rochford hundred. On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Stambridge to form Stambridge parish.