Writtle is a village in Essex with a traditional green, a Norman church and a historic duck pond. It hosts Writtle University College, one of the oldest land‑based colleges in the UK.
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Writtle is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the centre of Chelmsford. The village has a traditional village green complete with duck pond and a Norman church, and was once described as "one of the loveliest villages in England, with a ravishing variety of ancient cottages". The village is now home to Writtle University College, one of the UK's oldest and largest land‑based colleges and a partner institution of the University of Essex. The grounds of the college once housed a Royal hunting lodge, later the possession of the De Brus and De Bohun families. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 5,328.