Rettendon

Human settlement in England

Rettendon

District

Chelmsford

Essex

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townChelmsfordPostcode districtCM3Dialling code01268PoliceEssexFire Essex Ambulance East of England UK Parliament

Maldon

List of places: UK; England; Essex

51°39′16″N 0°32′59″E / 51.654401°N 0.54966°E / 51.654401; 0.54966

Rettendon is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Chelmsford in Essex, England, about 8 miles (13 km) south east of the city of Chelmsford. Situated near the River Crouch, the village was once owned by the Bishop of Ely. The A130 formerly passed through the village. There are a number of listed buildings in the parish.^[1]

Education

Rettendon Primary School is located on the Main Road running through the village.

All Saints’ Church

The medieval All Saints’ Church has a commanding tower and a notable hilltop setting, and is visible for miles. It contains a very large marble monument to Edmund Humphrey, dating from 1727.

Hyde Hall

To the east of Rettendon, the garden at Hyde Hall was donated to the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993 and is open to the public.^[2]

Triple murders

On 6 December 1995, Rettendon was the scene of the murder of three drug dealers shot dead in a Range Rover down a small farm track.^[3]

References

^ Chelmsford City Council: "About listed buildings"
^ History of Hyde Hall, Royal Horticultural Society, archived from the original on 11 March 2013, retrieved 15 March 2013
^ Bennett, Will (8 December 1995). "Leah Betts link to triple killing-Drugs squad probe gangland murder". The Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2012.