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Great Baddow, Essex

Great Baddow is a suburban village in Essex. The village expanded considerably after Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company opened the Marconi Research Laboratory in 1936. 20th century suburban development saw the village become contiguous with Chelmsford to its north-west. It is within the council area of Chelmsford (Essex).

Primary Name(s): Great Baddow
Place Type: Village
Historic County: Essex
Lat, Long: 51.716214,0.501008
Grid Reference: TL 7286 0490
Civil Parish: Great Baddow CP
Council Area: Chelmsford CA (Essex CA)
Police Area: Essex PA
GBPN ID:  GBPN18527

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Great_Baddow,_Essex_18527
 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1896496
 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Great_Baddow