Ashdon
| Ashdon | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Ashdon Windmill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL584421 |
| Location: | 52°3’19"N, -0°18’33"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 893 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Saffron Walden |
| Postcode: | CB10 |
| Dialling code: | 01799 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Uttlesford |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Saffron Walden |
Ashdon is a village and parish in Essex, adjacent to the border with Cambridgeshire. It is about four miles north-east of Saffron Walden and 23 miles north-west of the county town of Chelmsford.
Geography
The village is approximately four miles north-east of the nearest town, Saffron Walden. It is on the River Bourn, a tributary to the River Granta, itself a tributary to the River Cam.
According to the 2011 census the population of the civil parish was 893, up from 792 in 2001.[1][2] Apart from Ashdon village, the parish also includes Stevington End and Church End.
The River Bourn has caused much flooding in recent years to the village of Ashdon in 2000 and 2001 saw heavy winds and rain flood it immensely. On 14 June 2007 the village fell victim to flash flooding when a month's rain fell in an hour causing heavy flooding.
Ashdon Halt was a stop on the now-closed Saffron Walden Railway near Church End.
Sport
The village has are two cricket teams that play at Waltons Park.[3] There is also a football, bowls. Ashdon has hosted numerous cycle events in recent years.
Places of interest
The Bartlow Hills lie at the extreme north of the ancient parish, adjacent to Bartlow in Cambridgeshire.
There is a windmill on the hill, Bragg's Mill, which has recently been renovated; it is one of the few remaining post mills in Essex. The restored windmill was opened on 23 September 2006 by Patricia Herrmann OBE, Vice Chairman of the Essex Environment Trust.[4] There is also a village museum with information on local history. The village hall is Midsummer Hill.
There are three religious centres in the village. These are two churches, All Saints Church and Ashdon Baptist Church and the Buddhist retreat at Marpa House. Ashdon Baptist Church has been in the village since 1809.[5] The parish church of All Saints dates from the 13th century, with later alterations.[6] Marpa House Buddhist retreat was established in 1973 and is run by the Dharma Trust and practices the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.[7] Business includes the local Post Office, a garage, pub, farm and Beeches Nursery.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120122&c=CB10+2HN&d=16&e=62&g=6426274&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1443204232037&enc=1. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2001". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11120122&c=CB10+2HN&d=16&e=15&g=6426274&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1481551607353&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ashdon - No Ordinary Village". www.beechesnursery.co.uk. http://www.beechesnursery.co.uk/ashdon.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "Restoration Update". Ashdon Windmill Trust Limited website. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928013709/http://pws.prserv.net/gbinet.momall2/ashdonmill/f3.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "Ashdon Baptist Church". Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20090725135559/http://geocities.com/ashdonbaptist/. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "All Saints". The Swan Family and Ashdon in Essex. Archived from the original on 2006-09-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20060930041942/http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/Ashdon_Essex/page4.html. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "Welcome". www.marpahouse.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070205173748/http://www.marpahouse.org.uk/. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ashdon) |
- Ashdon Church on Essex Churches website
- Ashdon Weather
- Ashdon in the Domesday Book