Locals at a beautiful village in Essex say the area is fully deserving of its title of being one of the most picturesque in England. Finchingfield, near Braintree, is a near-perfect example of what a traditional English village should be. Home to an estimated population of fewer than 1,500 people, the village consists of two tea rooms, a 16th-century pub, a historic windmill and an even older church.
It really is the sort of picture you can expect on postcards, in paintings or on chocolate boxes. Finchingfield is around nine miles north of Braintree and Saffron Walden. It was the setting for Sky 1 comedy series Chickens , starring Joe Thomas and Simon Bird of Inbetweeners fame, and was also home to famous faces such as Jamie Oliver .
READ MORE: The Essex beach people travel for miles to visit named among seaside visitor's favourite ALSO READ: Police investigating after election candidate's office damaged in 'anti-democratic' attack Robert Waiman, 65, was visiting the village from Yorkshire and described the area as "picturesque England". The northerner took time to take photos of the duck pond and The Fox Inn to share with family members having first come across the scene on bar mats as a youngster. He said: "It's perfect here.
It's so pretty. It's pretty in York and it's pretty here too in a different way. It's picture-perfect here.
" Carolyn Godbold-Taylor, 78, sat on one of the many benches overlooking the village green and pond. Whilst waiting for her friend to turn up, sh.
