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{{dablink|This article is about the English village. For other uses, see [[Blackmore (disambiguation)]].}}{{infobox UK place|
|country = England
|official_name= Blackmore
|civil_parish = [[Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green]]
|population =
|latitude= 51.6908
|longitude= 0.3181
|shire_district= [[Brentwood (borough)|Brentwood]]
|shire_county= [[Essex]]
|region= East of England
|constituency_westminster= [[Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament constituency)|Brentwood & Ongar]]
|post_town= [[Ingatestone|INGATESTONE]]
|postcode_district = CM4
|postcode_area= CM
|dial_code= 01277
|os_grid_reference= TL603016
}}
'''Blackmore''' is a [[village]] in [[Essex]], [[England]]. It is located approximately 5 [[Kilometre|km]] (3 [[mile]]s) east of [[Chipping Ongar]] and is 12 km (7 miles) west-southwest from the county town of [[Chelmsford]]. The village is in the parish of [[Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green]] in the borough of [[Brentwood (borough)|Brentwood]] and parliamentary constituency of [[Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament constituency)|Brentwood & Ongar]].
The village, which has its own primary school, is surrounded by countryside and has several [[pub]]s. Blackmore has been named Essex best kept village of the year, for 1982, 1984, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 and Essex Village of the Year 1997. The village green has a small pond at its eastern end. To the east of the village itself is a cottage which was built in 1345.
The Priory Church of St Laurence church marks the site of the former monastery, [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|dissolved]] during the reign of Henry VIII. This is now the parish church and features one of the last remaining all wooden [[steeple]]s (currently inhabited by a community of bats) in England.
It is close to the Chelmsford Road, part of the [[A414 road|A414]]. The [[List of bus routes in Essex|261 bus route]] connects the village to [[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]]. The [[List of bus routes in Essex|32 bus route]] also goes through the village connecting it to [[Ongar, Essex|Ongar]] and [[Chelmsford, Essex|Chelmsford]].
==Notable residents==
*[[Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset|Henry Fitzroy]] - birthplace of the illegitimate son of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] and [[Elizabeth Blount]].
*[[William Hope Hodgson]] - birthplace of the author. - Actually born Blackmore End - a different Village in Essex, and no entry on Wikipedia.
==External links==
* [http://www.blackmoreplayers.co.uk Blackmore Amateur Dramatics/Theatre Group]
* [http://www.blackmorevillage.co.uk Blackmore Village Website]
* [http://www.blackmorescouts.co.uk 1st Blackmore Scout Group Website]
[[Category:Villages in Essex]]
[[Category:Brentwood]]
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