Halstead
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Braintree |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HALSTEAD |
| Postcode district | CO9 |
| Dial code | 01787 47 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Saffron Walden |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Halstead is a rural town located in Essex, England, near Colchester and Sudbury. It is situated mainly on a hill. The name Halstead is derived from the Old English hald (refuge, shelter) and stede (site, place), meaning 'safe place' or 'place of refuge'.
Halstead has been home to several well-known authors, such as J. Daniel Cooper (writer of Tales of Ereth), Sheila Jacobs (writer of various Christian novels, including Watchers) and David Sugden (writer of The Jacob Coburn Mysteries), as well as Darts professional Bobby George and Angler Bob Nudd. Its main attractions include a local Antiques Mill, the location of filming for some episodes of the television programme, Lovejoy.
Nearby Moyns Park, a Grade I listed Elizabethan country house, is said to have been where Ian Fleming put the finishing touches on his novel From Russia with Love.
[edit] Culture
There are several bars and pubs in the town including: Scenarios in Trinity Street; The Locomotive in Butler Road; The Bull Hotel in Bridge Street; The White Hart and Whispers Wine Bar in the High Street. The Empire Theatre in Butler Road formerly showed films but recently closed; however, it does still host theatrical productions, live music and bingo nights. Halstead enters the annual Anglia in Bloom competition. The local Halstead Town Football Club are in the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division.
