Chignal Smealy is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Chignall, on the north-western outskirts of Chelmsford, in the Chelmsford district, in the county of Essex, England.

The open views from the village give an opportunity to watch the Queen's Birthday Flypast in June each year.

The route is classified but in previous years the flight has been routed over the village then on to Hainault Country Park, Fairlop station and finally to the Mall.

A flypast 14 miles long passed overhead at a speed of 310 mph, concluded by Concorde escorted by the Red Arrows.

The Pig and Whistle is a traditional rural village pub, dating back to the mid-19th century[4]