The bridge over the village pond at Finchingfield

A named place photographed at this map point in Braintree.

The bridge over the village pond at Finchingfield dates to the 17th century and is associated with the historic development of the village as a centre of agriculture and local industry. It is important as a surviving example of early rural infrastructure and as a feature linked to the estate of the influential Gorges family, who held land in the area during the medieval and early modern periods.