Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/villages-in-essex

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Elmdon

Village in Essex, England

Village in Essex, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
official_nameElmdon
population549
population_ref(Parish, 2021)
shire_districtUttlesford
regionEast of England
shire_countyEssex
constituency_westminsterNorth West Essex
post_townSAFFRON WALDEN
postcode_districtCB11
postcode_areaCB
dial_code01763
os_grid_referenceTL465395
static_image_nameA view from the War Memorial at Elmdon - geograph.org.uk - 1420285.jpg
static_image_captionElmdon village

:See also, Elmdon, West Midlands. Elmdon is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village lies 5 miles west of Saffron Walden, its post town, and near the county boundaries with Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. The hilly topography of the area differentiates it from countryside to the north, which is predominantly fenland and flat. As well as the village itself, the parish also includes the hamlet of Duddenhoe End. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 549.

The parish shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Wenden Lofts, called the Elmdon, Duddenhoe End and Wenden Lofts Parish Council.

History

The castle motte at Elmdon, known as 'castle hill', still exists. It was the Norman fortification of Robert de Lucy, brother to Richard de Lucy, Justiciar to King Stephen and Henry II. The church at Elmdon was granted by Robert de Lucy to Lesnes Abbey (founded by Richard de Lucy), around 1180. One mile to the west, at the highest point in Essex, Eustace de Boulogne (d.1125), father of Matilda of Boulogne (c.1103-1152), the future wife of King Stephen, built and occupied his moated house named 'Flanders' at Chrishall.

Elmdon has two Grade II* listed buildings: the church, which was, apart from the 15th Century tower, rebuilt in 1852 and 1879, likely on old foundations; and Pigots, an early 1500s moated manor house, which was home to the Mead family from 1554 to 1770. The name Elmdon means 'hill of elms'. Elmdon includes a village hall, a church, and a recreation ground used for cricket and football.

Transport

Elmdon has an infrequent bus service with links to Bishop's Stortford. There are three roads out of Elmdon; two are minor roads leading to other villages, and the third provides access indirectly to the nearest station, Audley End on the West Anglia Main Line.

Leisure

Elmdon has sporting teams participating in local leagues. The village is a starting point for cross country running with trails of between 3 km and 30 km, some avoiding major roads. Tracks are passable on foot and bicycle between March and November, becoming waterlogged outside this range (passable but not to run on).

The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110 mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. The multi-user route is open for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists.

References

References

  1. "2021 Census Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics.
  2. "Elmdon, Duddenhoe End and Wenden Lofts Parish Council".
  3. Clapham, Alfred William. (1915). "Lesnes Abbey in the parish of Erith, Kent : being a complete report of the investigations, architectural and historical, carried out by the Works Committee of the Woolwich Antiquarian Society during the years 1909-1913.". Cassio Press.
  4. "Open Domesday: Count Eustace of Bouogne".
  5. {{NHLE
  6. {{NHLE
  7. Clapham, Alfred William. (1915). "Lesnes Abbey in the parish of Erith, Kent : being a complete report of the investigations, architectural and historical, carried out by the Works Committee of the Woolwich Antiquarian Society during the years 1909-1913.". Cassio Press.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

villages-in-essex uttlesford
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Elmdon — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report