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Rayne

Statistics
Population:
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for TL730228
Administration
District:
County:	Essex
Region:	East of England
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	Essex
Traditional county:	Essex
Post office and telephone
Post town:
Postcode:	CM7
Dialling code:
Politics
UK Parliament:
European Parliament:	East of England

Rayne is a village in the county of Essex, in the south east of England. It lies on the Roman road called Stane Street, about two miles (3 kilometres) to the west of Braintree, which is the nearest town.

It used to be a more important settlement than Braintree in Norman times, although this has not been the case for a long time now.

If you enter Rayne from Braintree, you immediately arrive at a crossroads. The playing field is to your left, while to your right is a pub called The Swan. Turning left into Gore Road takes you to the village hall, which overlooks the playing field. Alternatively, turning right into Shalford Road takes you into the north of the village, where there All Saints' church, a war memorial, a stream called Pod's Brook, and a small airfield. There are also the old manor houses of Rayne Hall and Old Hall. Rayne Hall was for a long time the home of the Capel family, who became Earls of Essex.

If you continue along the main road, however, you will pass two pubs, the Welsh Princess and the Cock, the disused foundry, the post office, and an Indian restaurant, although not necessarily in that order. Continuing in that direction out of the village leads to the town of Great Dunmow.

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