Berden
| Berden | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL469298 |
| Location: | 51°56’51"N, -0°8’14"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 465 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Bishop' Stortford |
| Postcode: | CM23 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Uttlesford |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Saffron Walden |
Berden is a village and parish in Essex, adjacent to the border with Hertfordshire. Berden village is approximately six miles north of Bishop's Stortford in the latter county, and 21 miles north-west of the county town of Chelmsford.
According to the 2001 census Berden had a population of 427, increasing to 465 at the census 2011.[1]
Berden forms part of Clavering Hundred and is mentioned in the Domesday Book as a location with four villagers and five smallholders.[2]
The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas. Berden Hall dates to the 1580s, although a manor and Berden Priory existed in Berden in mediæval times.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120611&c=CM23+1AB&d=16&e=62&g=6426436&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1443352775191&enc=1. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Berden", Open Domesday
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Berden) |
- Berden village web site
- "Berden", Recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk
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