Built-up area in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.873, 0.351 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 61 22 |
| Population: | 7,749 |
| Dialling code: | 01371 |
The market town of Great Dunmow in the district of Uttlesford, Essex, England sits amid gently rolling agricultural countryside and has a long history as a market and coaching town. The high street still shows Georgian and older buildings and a parish church at its heart, and the town is famous for the quirky medieval flitch custom - the Dunmow Flitch - where couples traditionally prove their domestic harmony to win a flitch of bacon.
Today Great Dunmow mixes local farming and independent shops with a growing commuter population thanks to good road links and proximity to Stansted Airport and larger centres such as Bishop's Stortford and Saffron Walden; community events, a regular market and active local societies keep a strong social feel despite modern development.