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{{about|the village in Essex|the place near York|Widdington, North Yorkshire}} |
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'''Widdington''' is a village and a civil parish near [[Saffron Walden]], in the [[Uttlesford]] district, in the county of [[Essex]], |
'''Widdington''' is a village and a civil parish near [[Saffron Walden]], in the [[Uttlesford]] district, in the county of [[Essex]], England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 504.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130640&c=CB11+3RZ&d=16&e=62&g=6426362&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1443282958741&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=26 September 2015}}</ref> The village is located near the [[M11 motorway]]. Widdington has a church called St Mary the Virgin, Widdington.<ref>[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/widdington-st-mary-the-virgin/ St Mary the Virgin, Widdington - Essex | Diocese of Chelmsford<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Prior's Hall, now a private residence, is a rare survival of a stone-built structure from the late tenth or early eleventh centuries; Prior's Hall barn, from the fourteenth-century, is nearby.<ref>[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/148378 Prior's Hall Barn, Widdington, Essex:: OS grid TL5331 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Smith|first=Nicola|date=July 2012|title=The Anglo-Saxon mystery of Prior's Hall|journal=British Archaeology|publisher=Council for British Archaeology|location=York, England|issue=125|pages=40–43|issn=1357-4442}}</ref> |
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Widdington is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]]. The entry reads: ''Widi(n)tuna: St Valery Abbey; Robert from Robert Gernon; Ranulf Peverel.'' |
Widdington is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]]. The entry reads: ''Widi(n)tuna: St Valery Abbey; Robert from Robert Gernon; Ranulf Peverel.'' |
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Revision as of 21:51, 23 January 2016
Widdington is a village and a civil parish near Saffron Walden, in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 504.[1] The village is located near the M11 motorway. Widdington has a church called St Mary the Virgin, Widdington.[2] Prior's Hall, now a private residence, is a rare survival of a stone-built structure from the late tenth or early eleventh centuries; Prior's Hall barn, from the fourteenth-century, is nearby.[3][4]
Widdington is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The entry reads: Widi(n)tuna: St Valery Abbey; Robert from Robert Gernon; Ranulf Peverel.
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See also
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ St Mary the Virgin, Widdington - Essex | Diocese of Chelmsford
- ^ Prior's Hall Barn, Widdington, Essex:: OS grid TL5331 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
- ^ Smith, Nicola (July 2012). "The Anglo-Saxon mystery of Prior's Hall". British Archaeology (125). York, England: Council for British Archaeology: 40–43. ISSN 1357-4442.
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