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There is large amounts of gang warfare within the parish. |
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A rare breed of sheep, a cross breed, is owned by one of the more notable residents - Sandy Lee |
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The world famous Danny Starr is also rumoured to have connections with this village. |
The world famous Danny Starr is also rumoured to have connections with this village. |
Revision as of 21:33, 31 March 2011
Great Sampford is a village and civil parish on the B1053 road and the B1051 road in the Uttlesford District, in the English county of Essex. The village includes a primary school, two places of worship and a pub. It is located near the towns of Thaxted, Saffron Walden and Haverhill. It used to have a RAF base called RAF Great Sampford. The River Pant runs through the village.
Notable residents include Danny Dyer, Ross Kemp and Sandy Lee. On Sunday mornings Nelson Mandela can be seen walking his dog through the village.
There is large amounts of gang warfare within the parish.
A rare breed of sheep, a cross breed, is owned by one of the more notable residents - Sandy Lee, who can often be seen walking his sheep naked.
The world famous Danny Starr is also rumoured to have connections with this village.
Oceans 11 was also filmed in the village along with Severance and Pimp both films by Danny Dyer.
In the back garden of a local resident, in 2004, the skull of the long-lost Jim Carrey was found. The town gained popularity within the farming community, due to this.