Chignall
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Chignall is a civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. The parish includes the two small villages of Chignall St James and Chignall Smealy and surrounding rural areas. In the south-eastern tip of the parish it also includes some recent developments on the edge of the built up area of the city of Chelmsford. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 621.
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Chignall is a civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. The parish includes the two small villages of Chignall St James and Chignall Smealy and surrounding rural areas. In the south-eastern tip of the parish it also includes some recent developments on the edge of the built up area of the city of Chelmsford. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 621.
==Toponymy== The meaning of Chignall is uncertain. The second syllable indicates "nook of land", indicating perhaps an area of dry land in a marsh, or an area otherwise separated from its parent territory. The first syllable may come from a personal name "Cicca", or alternatively it may come from "chicken".
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