Hempstead, Essex
| Hempstead | |
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St Andrew's Church | |
Hempstead Location within Essex | |
| Population | 431 (Parish, 2021) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SAFFRON WALDEN |
| Postcode district | CB10 |
Hempstead is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is 7 miles (11 km) east of Saffron Walden, its post town, and 6 miles (10 km) west of Haverhill. Hempstead is situated on the B1054 Saffron Walden to Steeple Bumpstead road. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 431.
The village has one church, St. Andrew's, where William Harvey, who discovered the circulation of blood in the human body, and Sir Eliab Harvey, Captain of the Temeraire at the battle of Trafalgar, are interred.
The notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, was born in the village public house, where his father was landlord. He was baptised in the village church.