Berden,_Essex

Berden

Berden

Human settlement in England

This article is about the village in England. For other uses, see Berden (disambiguation).

Berden is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. Berden village is approximately 6 miles (10 km) north from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and 21 miles (34 km) north-west from the county town of Chelmsford. Berden parish, with its own parish council, is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden.

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According to the 2001 census Berden had a population of 427, increasing to 465 at the census 2011.[1]

Berden was part of Clavering hundred and is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a location with four villagers and five smallholders.[2]

St Nicholas' Church

Main article: St Nicholas' Church, Berden

The parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas. Berden Hall dates to the 1580s, although a manor and Berden Priory existed in Berden in medieval times.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Berden Parish (1170213985)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Berden" Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Open Domesday


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