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Birchanger
Birchanger
	St Mary the Virgin Church, Birchanger
	Birchanger Location within Essex
Population	1,589 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL513227
Civil parish	Birchanger;
District	Uttlesford;
Shire county	Essex;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BISHOPS STORTFORD
Postcode district	CM23
Dialling code	01279
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Saffron Walden;
	List of places UK England Essex 51°52′58″N 0°11′52″E / 51.8829°N 0.1979°E

Birchanger (/ˈbərtʃæŋər/) is a village in Essex, England, 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Bishop's Stortford and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of the county town, Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. There is a Parish Council.^[2]

The local CoE church of St Mary the Virgin, dating from the 12th century, is a Grade II* listed building.^[3]

The village lies close to London Stansted Airport, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east, and is 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Stansted Mountfitchet. It is also the site of Birchanger Green services on the M11 motorway.

At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,589.^[1]

In the 12th century, the village name in Old English was "Bircehangra", which means "wooded slope growing with birch trees". This name is still appropriate today as parts of Birchanger Wood still exist and contain many birch trees.^[4]