Manuden

Manuden is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is located around 3 ¹⁄₂ miles (6 km) north of Bishop's Stortford, in the neighbouring county of Hertfordshire, and around 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Saffron Walden. The village has its own parish council.[2]

Manuden
St. Mary the Virgin, Manuden
Manuden Location within Essex
Population	677 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TL491266
Civil parish	Manuden
District	Uttlesford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode district	CM23
Dialling code	01279
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Saffron Walden

Manuden is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as one of the settlements within Clavering hundred.

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 within the church commemorates the Jacobean statesman and diplomat William Wade, who spent his retirement at Battles Hall in the village, and is buried in 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]

See also

• The Hundred Parishes

References

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 September 2015.
2. "Manuden Village Website". Retrieved 8 June 2009.
3. "Conservation area map of Manuden". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
4. "Listed buildings map of Manuden". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
5. "Manuden Primary School". Retrieved 8 June 2009.
6. "Department for Education KS2 Statistics 2010". Retrieved 14 January 2011.

External links

Media related to Manuden at Wikimedia Commons