Berden, Essex

Berden
Berden
Berden shown within Essex
Population 465 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference TL469298
• London 30 mi (48 km) S
Civil parish
  • Berden
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode district CM23
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament

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.

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 as a location with four villagers and five smallholders.[2]

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Berden" Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine., Open Domesday


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