The village's amenities include a pair of closely linked schools (Doddinghurst Infant School and Doddinghurst CofE Junior School), All Saints Church dating back to the 13th century, the Willow pub (formerly the Moat) and a village hall.
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The village has a doctors' surgery located on Outings Lane with four or five doctors and several nurses.
Betty S. Travitsky’s research into Mary Fage’s genealogy through Essex parish records has led to a tentative connection to a Robert Fage in Doddinghurst parish, Essex, and an Edward Fage of the same parish (presumably Mary's father).