Manuden

Manuden

St. Mary the Virgin, Manuden
Manuden
 Manuden shown within Essex
Population 677 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL491266
Civil parishManuden
DistrictUttlesford
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode district CM23
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentSaffron Walden
List of places
UK
England
Essex

Coordinates: 51°55′08″N 0°10′02″E / 51.9188856°N 0.1671845°E / 51.9188856; 0.1671845

Manuden is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) north of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and is 33 kilometres (21 miles) northwest of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. The village has its own parish council.[2]

Part of Manuden is designated as a conservation area,[3] with several listed buildings in and around the village.[4]

The local church is St Mary the Virgin. A tablet in the church commemorates William Wade who spent his retirement at Battles Hall in Manuden and is buried at the church.[2]

There is a primary school in the village.[5] In 2010, Manuden County Primary School topped the league table for English schools at KS2 with all pupils attaining level 5 in both English and maths.[6]

There are several active village organisations, including a local history society, junior football club and a cricket club.[2]

Manuden is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the settlements within Clavering hundred.

See also

The Hundred Parishes

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Manuden Village Website". Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  3. ↑ "Conservation area map of Manuden". Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Listed buildings map of Manuden". Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Manuden Primary School". Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  6. ↑ "Department for Education KS2 Statistics 2010". Retrieved 2011-01-14.

External links

Media related to Manuden at Wikimedia Commons


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