Great Dunmow
| Great Dunmow | |
|---|---|
High Street, Great Dunmow | |
Great Dunmow Location within Essex | |
| Population | 10,630 (Parish, 2021) 10,395 (Built up area, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | TL628218 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNMOW |
| Postcode district | CM6 |
| Dialling code | 01371 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | greatdunmow-tc |
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.