Old Harlow

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Old Harlow
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Old Harlow
Location within Essex
Population5,845  [1]
OS grid reference TL475115
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARLOW
Postcode district CM17
Dialling code 01279
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51°46′58″N0°08′13″E / 51.78273°N 0.13688°E / 51.78273; 0.13688

Old Harlow is the old town area of Harlow, in Essex, England. It was the historical town centre prior to Harlow being designated a new town in 1947 during the new towns in the United Kingdom movement.

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St Mary & St Hugh, Churchgate Street
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12th-century beams in Harlowbury Chapel
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Narrowboats moored on the Stort Navigation
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Harlow Mill railway station

Old Harlow is situated in the north-east area of the town and is the oldest area of the town. Old Harlow pre-dates the first written record in the Domesday Book of 1086, so it is unknown when the town first came into existence. Originally Old Harlow was going to be the central area of Harlow New Town, but due to the amount of demolition works and the loss of agricultural land it was decided to build Harlow New Town to the west of Old Harlow. As the new town was being built, Old Harlow seemed to be forgotten and fell behind in its development. It was not until 1977 that Old Harlow was improved with the building of a health service and a senior citizens day centre. Old Harlow still remains village-like with two Grade I listed buildings and many Grade II listed buildings.

Old Harlow ward has a total population of 5,845 and comprises 2,498 homes. [1]

History

The entry in the Norman Domesday Book reads: Herlaua: St Edmunds Abbey before and after 1066; Geoffrey from Count Eustace; Thorgils from Eudo the Steward; Richard from Ranulf, brother of Ilger. Mill, 7 beehives, 8 cobs, 43 cattle, 3 foals. [2] The watermill is now a 300-year-old listed building and restaurant. [3]

Old Harlow was known as Harlow before the building of Harlow New Town; it was renamed Old Harlow and became a ward of Harlow District Council. It is now known to be an affluent area and it attracts a premium with its cottages and periodic manors. The High Street has various shops, cafés and restaurants. Opposite the High Street runs Fore Street and Market Street, where there are three of the Old Town pubs, the Chequers, the Marquis of Granby and the Crown. At the other end of High Street is the Green Man Hotel.

The town is served by St Mary & St Hugh, Old Harlow and by Harlow Baptist Church. The old town has contained a small extension campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, since 1969. [4]

Historic estates

Harlowbury

The former manor of Harlowbury lies immediately to the north-east of the town. It was for a time a seat of the Addington family. [5] A Norman chapel survives on the site; it is Grade I listed and is a scheduled ancient monument. [6]

Transport

Bus

Most bus services operate to nearby Harlow, with some buses also linking to other major towns such as Bishop's Stortford and Chelmsford. Some routes are operated under contract to Essex County Council (route 59 and HSB1), but most routes are operated commercially (routes 8, 10, 508, 509, 510). Routes 508, 509, 510 is the most frequent service, offering links to Harlow, Sawbridgeworth, Bishop's Stortford and Stansted Airport 24-hours a day, including Christmas Day. This is served by Arriva Herts & Essex for all routes apart from HSB1.

Rail

Harlow Mill railway station, which is located in Old Harlow, is served by the West Anglia Main Line and is operated by Greater Anglia to such destinations such as Audley End, London Liverpool Street and Stratford. There is also a connection between the two main Harlow stations but it is not frequent.

Pubs

Schools

 Harlowbury Academy

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ward profile" (PDF). Harlow District Council . Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Open Domesday: Harlow. Accessed 10 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Harlow Mill Restaurant (Grade II) (1111737)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "How did a little corner of Canada end up in Old Harlow?". BBC News. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ↑ A Brief History of Harlowbury Manor "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Chapel south-west of Harlowbury in grounds (Grade I) (1111694)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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