Stock, Essex - The Bear pub sign - local postcard c.1980s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  The Bear [in Stock, Essex] - pub sign
• Publisher:  Federation of Essex Womens Institutes / photo by Margarett Andrew, Ramsdale
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Stock is a village and civil parish^[1] in south Essex, England. It is located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Chelmsford, the county town. The village is in the borough of Chelmsford and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon

There are four pubs in the village, The Bear, The Hoop, The Cock Inn and The Baker's Arms and two other pubs on the outskirts, the Ship (near West Hanningfield) and the King's Head (near Billericay/Buttsbury). There are three churches in the village: Our Lady and St Joseph (Catholic), All Saints (Anglican) and Christ Church (Free). There is a post office and general store, as well as an Italian restaurant and an off licence. There is a primary school, Stock C of E, which is rated as ""good"" by Ofsted.^[2]

The village has a direct link to the A12 trunk road via the B1007. There are bus services to Chelmsford, Lakeside, Wickford and Basildon.

The origins of the village are uncertain and are subject to debate. Archaeological finds suggest that during the Iron Age period there was a settlement in the village. Stock is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. Formerly half of the village was in the parish of Buttsbury and the parish had within its boundaries a hamlet which was a detached part of Orsett. Both of these anomalies have now been resolved.^{[citation needed]}

The poet Thomas Cowper (pronounced Cooper) was a friend of Willam Unwin, who was the rector from 1769 to 1787. Thomas Cowper poem that is most connected with Stock is Tithing Time at Stock or the Yearly Distress.^{[citation needed]}

Admiral Sir Vernon Haggard lived in the village.^[3]

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theme=topographical: british

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period=1945 - present

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