Welcome Guide
A very warm Welcome to the village of Navestock
Whether you have recently moved to Navestock or have been a resident for many years, we hope that the information provided in this page will be both informative and useful.
A brief history of Navestock - The village is primarily a rural community mainly devoted to arable farming and covering a large area within the boundaries, but with relatively few inhabitants numbering only 510 in 2004. The population was actually much larger at the turn of the last century but has reduced over time with the effects of two World Wars and migration of people into the towns for employment.. Farm mechanisation and increasing housing costs have also contributed to the reduction in residents.
We are fortunate to have large areas of Common Land within Navestock which helps protect and maintain the rural landscape. There is much local history going back hundreds of years, an example being the Richards and Navestock Stones which mark the eastern boundary of the Forest of Waltham and are known to have existed in 1641. Many local families can trace their ancestors back over many generations. There are 46 Grade II listed buildings in the village and the Parish Church of St Thomas is the oldest dating from about 1190AD. The churchyard is famous for a crater caused by an exploding landmine during World War II.
The name Navestock is thought to mean "stump on the headland" and seems to indicate that the Saxons lived on the high ground here, while the Saxon word "stocce" signifies felled timber, and the suffix being added to distinguish the parish from Nazing - indicating that it was fortified or stockaded. The Parish of Navestock includes the hamlets of Navestock, Navestock Side, Navestock Heath, Curtis Mill Green, Horseman's Side, Sabines Green and Wattons Green.
With an area of 4,600 acres, it is one of the largest parishes in the South East. The varied scenery includes a patch of ancient woodland, an open green, and a heath, plus a site of Special Scientific Interest, an open air theatre, a lake designed by Capability Brown, an ice house, one of only eight in the country, and a steam mill. These features make it very popular with walkers, cyclists and horseriders.
Useful contacts:
Clubs Navestock Village Society -Roy Tyzack 01277 372285
Over 60's lunch in Village Hall - 2nd Wednesday every month
all residents welcome - Mary Enkel 01277 373722
Short Mat Bowls - " " " "
Women's Institute - Suzanne O'Shea 01277 372766
Bell Ringing - Tower Captain - Ron Brown - 01277 372685
Navestock Church choir - contact David Hoppit 01708 370053
Open air theatre - Summer weekends - July - contact David Williams 01708 688340
or visit web site www.willowcottagetheatre.org
Churches St Thomas, Navestock (Church of England) - 01277 373486
St Paul's, Bentley Common (Church of England) - 01277 373486
St Nicholas, Kelvedon Hatch (Church of England) - 01277 373486
Brentwood Baptist Church - 01277 224326
St Helens Catholic Church, Ongar - 01277 362645
Brentwood Cathedral (Roman Catholic) - 01277 210107
Methodist, Ongar
Trinity Churchl, Coxtie Green Road - 01277 372996
Abbotswick House of Prayer
Sr Camilla or Sr Gabriels - 01277 373959
Website www.abbotswick.org
Village Hall
Key Holder / Bookings contact: The Enkel Family 01277 374691
Hire charges: Children's parties Navestock Residents £30 / non -residents £40
Village Show - Navestock Village Hall - annually the last Saturday in July
Public Houses / Restaurants - Alec's (Formerly the Green Man, Navestock Side )
- Alma Arms, Horseman Side
Emergencies Dial 999 or 112
Fire and Rescue Service Brentwood 01277 222531
Police Brentwood / Kelvedon Hatch / Ongar / Harlow (HQ)
262212 373180 362013 01279 641212
Community Policeman - PC John V 01277 373180 /372422 Mob. 07860 953500
Doctors Brentwood practice - Tile House Surgery - 01277 227711
Doddinghurst practice - 01277 821699
Ongar practice - Bansons Lane - 01277 363028
Abridge Village Hall - 01992 812961
Emergency Hospita
Princess Alexandra, Harlow - 01279 444455
Broomfield, Chelmsford - 01245 440761
NHS Direct - Emergency advice - 08 45 46 47
- Samaritans 01245 357357
Dentists Brentwood - Ongar Road Surgery - 01277 848777
Ongar - Davey - 01277 364737
Schools (Primary) Kelvedon Hatch - 01277 372341
Bentley, St Paul's - 01277 372295
South Weald, St Peter's - 01277 215577
Doddinghurst - 01277 821064
Stapleford Abbotts - 01708 688207
Schools ( Secondary) Brentwood County High
Brentwood Ursuline Convent School
Sawyer's Hall College
Shenfield High School
St Martin's
Adult Education College Bishop's Hall, Hutton
Navestock Parish Council (2006-2012)
Clerk to the Parish Council - Carol Tomsett 01277 356977 e-mail address: carolandy@tomsett5.orangehome.co.uk
Meetings held at the Navestock Village Hall on the 2nd Thursday of every other month from January starting at 8pm.
AGM held in May starting at 7.45pm
County Councillor - Anne Naylor - 01277 354841
Local Councillors - Keith Parker - 01277 200589 - 0777 3844150 (M)
Roger McCheyne - 01277 823632
Keith Sparling - 07952 958312
Member of Parliament (MP) - Eric Pickles - 0207 219 4428
Brentwood Borough Council - 01277 312500
Electricity e-on / EDF - 0845 052 0000 / 0800 028 4587
Water Three Valleys Water - 0845 782 3333
British Gas - 0845 609 1122
Rubbish Collection days - Saturdays
Local amenity sites - waste tips - Coxtie Green Road (Identification showing address may be required to avoid £3 fee per visit).
- Halsford Bridge, Ongar
Post Offices Village Store, Church Road, Kelvedon Hatch
Golf Clubs Bentley Stapleford Abbotts
South Weald Abridge
Sports Facilities Brentwood Leisure Trust, - 01277 215151
Ongar Leisure Centre - 01277 363969
Ashwells, Ashwells Road
Play Areas Navestock Village Hall
Doddinghurst
Kelvedon Hatch
Activ Brentwood
Activ Brentwood link to our home page http://www.activbrentwood.com or our community section http://www.activbrentwood.com/community/.
Cricket Club- club night Wednesday (Summer only) Malcolm Goddard 01277 227950
Saturday and Sunday Games - played on Navestock Green, the oldest ground where cricket has been played continuously in the country.
Glendene Cycling Club - Meets every Wednesday evening - 8pm - Navestock Village Hall, Navestock Side
Club Ride - every Saturday - meet outside "The Leather Bottle" , Blackmore - 9.00 for 9.15am
Membership Secretary: Lynne Harrington - Tel: 01708 688618 or General Secretary: Gerry Harrington 01708 688618
Scouts Kelvedon Hatch - contact Steve Leeks 01277 824574
Girl Guides Kelvedon Hatch - contact Sue Cripps 01277 374797
Brownies Kelvedon Hatch - contact Sally Smith 01277 374471
Taxis Brentwood - 01277 202020
Kelvedon Common - 01277 374880
Local Tourist attractions
Blake Hall
Greensted Church
Ingatestone Hall
Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker, Ongar Road
Norpar Flowers
Local Garden Centres
Country Gardens, Langford Bridge, Ongar Road
Patchpark, London Road, Abridge
This guide has been prepared for you by Navestock Parish Council.