Sandon, Essex
| Sandon | |
|---|---|
St Andrew's Church, Sandon | |
Sandon Location within Essex | |
| Population | 1,535 (Parish, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | TL731052 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode district | CM2 |
| Dialling code | 01245 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Sandon is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It lies 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of the centre of Chelmsford, close to junction 17 of the A12 and adjacent to Great Baddow. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,535.
Sandon has a secondary school, located on Molrams Lane, which forms the border between Sandon and Great Baddow. The Sandon School, in Chelmsford, Essex, is an 11–18 mixed comprehensive academy with approximately 1,200 students. The school also hosts Sandon Soccer, Chelmsford's only FA short-sided soccer venue.
The village also contains a parish church (St Andrew's) opposite the village green and a Brethren meeting hall on Molrams Lane. Sandon's only pub, The Crown, dates from the eighteenth century and is situated on the village green.
There are two pits located next to the A12 created by gravel extraction during previous decades. In recent years these pits have been subject to an application to be utilized as landfill sites, but have since been planted over and are used by children as play areas and by dog walkers.