Mowden, Essex

Mowden
Mowden Mowden shown within Essex
District	Braintree
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Essex

Coordinates: 51°45′40″N 0°34′37″E / 51.761°N 0.577°E / 51.761; 0.577

Mowden is a hamlet in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex. It is about 5 miles away from the large town of Chelmsford and about 1 and a half miles away from the large villages of Boreham and Hatfield Peverel. It is also about a mile away from the main A12 road. There is also the hamlet of Nounsley nearby.

The Premier League and former ESPN TV presenter, John Dykes, spent a large part of his childhood living just off Mowden Hall Lane.

References

A-Z Essex, 2010 edition. p. 24.

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