Wimbish

Wimbish

All Saints church, Wimbish
Population 1,629 (2011)[1]
Shire countyEssex
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Wimbish is a village and civil parish within Uttlesford, in Essex, England.[2]

The first recorded mention of the village was in 1042, when it was referred to as Winebisc. It was subsequently referred to as Wimbeis in the Domesday Book.[3]

The village has its own non-denominational primary school (Wimbish Primary School) and a church (All Saints). The church tower was partly destroyed by lightning in 1756, and was rebuilt in brick but was later taken down again in 1883.

Governance

Wimbish is part of the electoral ward called Wimbish and Debden.[4] The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,407.[5]

See also

The Hundred Parishes

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 154 Cambridge & Newmarket (Saffron Walden) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231739.
  3. Professor J.J.N.Palmer. "Open Doomsday: Wimbish". www.opendomesday.org. Anna Powell-Smith. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. "Wimbush asnd Debden ward population 2011". Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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Coordinates: 52°00′N 0°19′E / 52.000°N 0.317°E / 52.000; 0.317


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