South Hanningfield is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. The village is located on the south bank of the Hanningfield Reservoir, around 6 miles south-southeast of the city of Chelmsford, and around 2+1⁄2 miles north of Wickford. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2629. The centre of South Hanningfield is situated around the village green, known as the Tye.