Ridgewell

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Ridgewell
Location on map of United Kingdom
Statistics
Population: 503
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: TL732408
Administration
Parish: Ridgewell
District: Braintree
Shire county: Essex
Region: East Anglia
Constituent country: England
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county: Essex
Historic county: Essex
Services
Police force: Essex Police
Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}}
Ambulance: East of England
Post office and telephone
Post town: HALSTEAD
Postal district: C09
Dialling code: 01440
Politics
UK Parliament: Saffron Walden
European Parliament: East of England

Ridgewell is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England, about six miles from Haverhill on the main road between Haverhill and Braintree.

Its population was 503 in the 2001 census (in 216 households) with the mean age being 41.35 years[1]

It has a village shop, primary school, and two pubs: The White Horse and The King's Head.

It was mentioned in the Domesday Book.

During World War II it was home to the USAAF 381st Bomb Group (H) and 90 Squadron, RAF who served out of Ridgewell airfield.

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  1. ^ Neighbour Statistics. National Statistics. Retrieved on 26 Jul 2006.

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