A number of theories have arisen over the origin of the village's name. One believes the village's name was a corrpution from the "Teg-Ley" of sheep clearing. Another theory is that Takeley is derived from the Saxon lord Taecca, who owned land in Essex and Oxfordshire, the latter of which has a village named Tackley. In more recent times, Takeley is thought to have derived from "settlement next to open forest" in reference to the Forest of Essex.
When Takeley was first recorded by the Normans in 1086–87 its boundaries were approximately 8 miles in length, with a total area of 3,000 acres . However, since the development of Stansted Airport, it has lost nearly a third of its land.
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Address: Takeley, Uttlesford, United Kingdom
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