On the 23rd of December 2012 the residents of Little Braxted gathered on the Village Green to enjoy festive mulled wine and mince pies for the unveiling of the Diamond Jubilee tree bench. The new bench has been funded by three successful village parties, the Millennium, The Royal Wedding in 2011 and the Queens Diamond Jubilee in 2012. It was quite apt therefore to site the new bench around a tree that was planted on the Village Green for the Queens Silver Jubilee by residents of the village in 1977.
Little Braxted is one of the smallest villages in the county with just 150 residents and is home to one of the oldest churches dating back to 1120 (nearly 900 years old) and appearing in the doomsday book. It's interior being highly decorated by the vicar Ernest Geldart in 1886. The Poet Sir John Betjeman also stayed the night at the Village Pub 'The Green Man' while on his travel around Britain. The Green Man, Little Braxted serves excellent traditional pub food and is well worth a visit.
Little Braxted is one of the smallest villages in the county with just 150 residents and is home to one of the oldest churches dating back to 1120 (nearly 900 years old) and appearing in the doomsday book. It's interior being highly decorated by the vicar Ernest Geldart in 1886. The Poet Sir John Betjeman also stayed the night at the Village Pub 'The Green Man' while on his travel around Britain. The Green Man, Little Braxted serves excellent traditional pub food and is well worth a visit.
Written by Ali Aldis, Little Braxted
