Great Dunmow

Great Dunmow
High Street, Great Dunmow
Great Dunmow
Location within Essex
Population10,630 (Parish, 2021)
10,395 (Built up area, 2021)
OS grid referenceTL628218
Civil parish
  • Great Dunmow
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNMOW
Postcode districtCM6
Dialling code01371
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitegreatdunmow-tc.gov.uk

Great Dunmow or Dunmow is a historic market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It lies to the north of the A120 road, approximately midway between Bishop's Stortford and Braintree, 5 miles (8 km) east of London Stansted Airport. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 10,630 and the built up area had a population of 10,395.

The town is on the site of a Roman settlement on Stane Street, in the upper valley of the River Chelmer.