Coordinates: 52°01′25″N 0°14′30″E / 52.0236°N 0.2418°E
| Helions Bumpstead | |
  Helions Bumpstead shown within Essex |
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| Population | c. 440 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Helions Bumpstead |
| District | Braintree |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAVERHILL |
| Postcode district | CB9 7 |
| Dialling code | 01440 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Saffron Walden |
| Website: www.helionsbumpsteadparishcouncil.gov.uk | |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Helions Bumpstead is a small village in Essex located near Haverhill and the Essex/Suffolk/Cambridgeshire borders. It is 2 miles from Steeple Bumpstead. Helions Bumpstead has "the greens"; Pale Green (grid reference TL655421), Wiggens Green (TL663424), and Drapers Green (TL644425).
The main defining features of the village are the Three Horseshoes public house; the village post office, run by Susan Ramsey; the village hall; and St. Andrew's church in the diocese of Chelmsford. The reverend of the church is usually shared with that of St. Mary's Church, Steeple Bumpstead, as they are both quite small parishes. The is also a Gospel Hall in the village. The village hall has recently been undergoing refurbishment with money raised over the years from events and grants given to the village. The hall has had the interior stage removed to increase the space for functions; been given a knew slate tile pitched roof; been repainted; and, more recently, had an extension to the storage area.
Every year Helions Bumpstead has its own Summer Fête and evening party, and Christmas Bazaar. A harvest supper is organised every year to raise funds for the up-keep of St. Andrew's church. A Farmer's Market is held every 3rd Saturday of the month in the village hall which brings in a collection of people from various surrounding towns and villages. A village magazine is printed quarterly, compiled of news articles and pieces of writing by villagers and edited by Melanie Walker (soon to pass the job to another). It is subsidised by the sale of advertising space, which also adds to funds for the village hall.
On the year of her majesty Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee, there was a large fair in the honour of her. Pictures of the event were taken and a board was put up inside the hall to commemorate it. These pictures are no longer on display. Also, the Silver Jubilee was when Helions Bumpstead was presented with its village sign, including the village symbol (a red badge with a white diagonal cross).
One of the most famous WW2 planes called the mosquito was tested on the airfield near Castle Camps.
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