Danbury is a village in Essex, England. It is located 33.5 miles (54 km) northeast of Charing Cross London and has a population of 6,500. It is perched on a hill 112 metres above sea level.
The village was built on the site of a megalithic hill fort noted for its oval shape. This shape is formed by placing two 3-4-5 right triangles together to form an isosceles triangle with altitudes of 3. The chancel of the St John the Baptist church is at the ...
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Danbury is a village in Essex, England. It is located 33.5 miles (54 km) northeast of Charing Cross London and has a population of 6,500. It is perched on a hill 112 metres above sea level.
The village was built on the site of a megalithic hill fort noted for its oval shape. This shape is formed by placing two 3-4-5 right triangles together to form an isosceles triangle with altitudes of 3. The chancel of the St John the Baptist church is at the centre of the small arc and the axis of the church lies along the hypotenuse of one triangle. The church of St John the Baptist is the oldest building in the village, dating from the 13th century
According to the official parish publication Danbury Parish Plan 2003, first Iron Age settlers, then the Romans followed by Saxon tribe the Dæningas, originally occupied the Danbury area. They built a hill fort. It was known as Danengeberiam in the Domesday Book of 1086, a name meaning 'stronghold of the family or followers of a man called Dene'....
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