Sandon, Essex

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Sandon
Sandon shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TL731052
District	Chelmsford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chelmsford
Postcode district	CM2 7
Dialling code	01245
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Maldon & East Chelmsford
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Coordinates: 51°42′54″N 0°31′34″E / 51.715, 0.526

Sandon is a small village just off Junction 17 of the A12 in Essex, adjacent to Great Baddow and close to Danbury and was famous for an ancient Oak Tree on the Village Green that has been removed for safety reasons. New oak trees were planted on the village green to continue its legacy and mark Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee.

Sandon has a secondary School, which is on Molrams Lane, which marks the border between Sandon and Great Baddow.

The Sandon School in Chelmsford, Essex is a popular 11-18 mixed comprehensive of 1200 students with an excellent reputation in the local area. Specialist College in Mathematics and Computing which has just received redesignation Offering a two year Key Stage 3 in English, Mathematics, ICT and Science. “A good school and improving school” OFSTED (October 2007) Holders of Sportsmark, Healthy Schools Award and Investors in People.

Sandon's only pub is The Crown, which is situated on the village green opposite St. Andrews Church.

There are two huge pits located next ro the A12. These are the results of gravel extraction during previous decades. In recent years these pits have been subject to an application to be utilised as landfill sites.

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view • talk • edit The towns and villages of Chelmsford borough, Essex, England:
Around the town of Chelmsford: Broomfield • Chelmer Village • Great Baddow • Springfield • North Melbourne Towns: Chelmsford • South Woodham Ferrers Villages: Bicknacre • Boreham • Chalk End • Chapel Row • Chatham Green • Chignal Smealy • Chignal St James • Cooksmill Green • Danbury • Downham • East Hanningfield • Fanner's Green • Ford End • Galleywood • Galleyend • Good Easter • Great Leighs • Great Oxney Green • Great Waltham • Highwood • Howe Green • Howe Street • Little Baddow • Little Leighs • Littley Green • Little Waltham • Margaretting • Margaretting Tye • Mashbury • Moulsham • Newney Green • North End • Pepper's Green • Pleshey • Ramsden Heath • Rettendon • Rettendon Place • Roxwell • Runwell • Sandon • South Hanningfield • Stock • Tye Green • West Hanningfield • Writtle • Woodham Ferrers
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex List of places in Essex

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The towns and villages of
Chelmsford borough, Essex, England:

Around the town of Chelmsford: Broomfield • Chelmer Village • Great Baddow • Springfield • North Melbourne

Towns: Chelmsford • South Woodham Ferrers

Villages: Bicknacre • Boreham • Chalk End • Chapel Row • Chatham Green • Chignal Smealy • Chignal St James • Cooksmill Green • Danbury • Downham • East Hanningfield • Fanner's Green • Ford End • Galleywood • Galleyend • Good Easter • Great Leighs • Great Oxney Green • Great Waltham • Highwood • Howe Green • Howe Street • Little Baddow • Little Leighs • Littley Green • Little Waltham • Margaretting • Margaretting Tye • Mashbury • Moulsham • Newney Green • North End • Pepper's Green • Pleshey • Ramsden Heath • Rettendon • Rettendon Place • Roxwell • Runwell • Sandon • South Hanningfield • Stock • Tye Green • West Hanningfield • Writtle • Woodham Ferrers