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Stock is a village and civil parish[2] in South Essex, England. It is nestled about 6 miles (10 km) south of Chelmsford, the county town. The village is in the borough of Chelmsford and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon.

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Stock
Stock Windmill
Stock Location within Essex
Population	2,100 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ6998
District	Chelmsford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ingatestone
Postcode district	CM4
Dialling code	01277
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Maldon
List of places UK England Essex 51.6626°N 0.4440°E / 51.6626; 0.4440

The Village

Regularly voted one of the Best Villages to live in, in Essex and the UK. Stock has numerous pubs and eateries as well as a large village hall and a common with a cricket pitch. The village has three churches: All Saints Church (Church of England), The Church of Our Lady & St Joseph (Catholic) and Christ Church (Free).

There are four pubs/restaurants in the village: The Bear, The Hoop, The Baker's Arms and The Harvard which has accommodation as well. There are three other pubs/restaurants on the outskirts, The Ship near West Hanningfield, The White Hart at Margaretting Tye and The Olde King's Head near Billericay and Buttsbury. There are also two general stores (Budgens & Stock Village Shop) and a combined tapas restaurant (by night) and coffee shop (by day), called Dandelion & Burdock as well as a flower shop called Stock Florists. There is a Hotel & Spa called Greenwoods as well as Crondon Park Golf Course which also has a driving range and further bar and dining options.

There is a Church of England primary school, which is rated as "good" by Ofsted.[3]

The village has its own website http://www.stock.org.uk/ and various Facebook Pages

Transport

The village has a direct link to the A12 trunk road via the B1007. There are bus services to Chelmsford, Lakeside, Wickford and Basildon and Billericay (the nearest), with its direct link to London's Stratford and Liverpool Street stations.

History

The origins of the village are uncertain and are subject to debate. Archaeological finds suggest that during the Iron Age period there was a settlement on the site. The Domesday Book of 1086 does not mention Stock.

The first documentary evidence of the settlement dates from the 13th century. Until the 16th century the village was known as Hereward Stock/Stoke, or variations thereof.[4]

Formerly half of the village was in the parish of Buttsbury and the parish had within its boundaries a hamlet which was a detached part of Orsett. Both of these anomalies have now been resolved.^{[citation needed]}

Notable residents

The poet William Cowper (pronounced Cooper) was a friend of Willam Unwin, who was the rector from 1769 to 1787. The Cowper poem that is most closely connected with Stock is Tithing Time at Stock or the Yearly Distress.^{[citation needed]}

Admiral Sir Vernon Haggard lived in the village.[5]

References

External links

• Website of Stock Village in Essex
• Best Villages Article 1
• Best Villages Article 2
• Best Villages Article 3
• The Harvard Inn
• The Bear
• The Hoop
• The Bakers Arms
• Dandelion & Burdock
• The Ship
• The White Hart
• The Olde Kings Head
• Greenwoods Hotel & Spa
• Crondon Park Golf Course
• All Saints Church
• The Church of Our Lady & St Joseph
• Christ Church
• Stock Florists
• Budgens Stock

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