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| Population | 5,757 approx. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology |
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| District | Chelmsford |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode district | CM2 |
| Dialling code | 01245 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Maldon and East Chelmsford |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Galleywood is a village surrounded by countryside in the heart of Essex, about 30 miles from London, and close to the town of Chelmsford. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government History The current district was formed on April 1, 1974 from the borough of Chelmsford and most of the Chelmsford Rural District. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The CM postcode area, also known as the Chelmsford postcode area, is a group of postal districts in central Essex, England around the towns of Billericay The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial police force with responsibility for policing the County of Essex in the East of England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS is the Statutory FRS (fire and rescue service for the county of Essex in the southeast of England and is The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Maldon and East Chelmsford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and other named geographical features in the County of Essex, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is off the A12 which connects to the M25 in London. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Galleywood currently has a population of 5,757[1], and has a higher percentage of retired citizens than the national average.
Galleywood Common is approximately 400 yards in width and one mile in length, and consists of open fields and woodland. It also has St. Michaels Church in the woodland, which is visible for miles around.
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History
It is believed to have begun as a small rural hamlet as far back as Saxon times, although the parish dates from the 19th century. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south The name Galleywood comes when Henry VIII used the woodland area near the hamlet to make the galleys for his navy. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of The village of Galleywood consists of the hamlets of Galleywood and Galleyend. Galleywood grew bigger than the hamlet of Galleyend to East and they merged to form the village of Galleywood.
Schools
There are 3 schools in Galleywood, Galleywood Infants School, St. Michael's C of E Junior School and The Thriftwood School
Parks
Galleywood is home to the large Chelmer Park which has facilities for hockey, football, netball, tennis, cricket, and rounders. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Netball is a non-contact team Sport similar to and derived from Basketball. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Rounders ( Irish: cluiche corr) is a Sport played between two teams each alternating between batting and fielding It is the home the Chelmsford Hockey Club, the Chelmsford Cricket Club, and the Galleywood Football Club. History Through the Weekly News’s sports column I have been following the enquiries of the origins of the Chelmsford Hockey Club with interest It also has a playground area for young children.
Galleywood also has Jubilee Recreational Park with also a playground area and is meeting point of Galleywood Scouts. However Chelmer Park is much larger.
Race course
Galleywood is notable for its race course which was first formally mentioned in 1770. In that year that the track's main event was granted the title of the "Queen's Plate" by King George III. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places
The race course in Galleywood began to fall into decline from the late 19th and 20th centuries. It was finally bought for housing land after World War II, although parts of the course remain around the common. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It was the only race course in the country to go around a church.
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