Little Baddow
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Little Baddow is a small village to the East of Chelmsford, near to Danbury in Essex. The name Baddow comes from an Old English word meaning 'Bad water', although this probably refers to the meadow area in Great Baddow as opposed to any water mass in Little Baddow. The village is positioned on one of the few elevated hills in Essex.
The mainly affluent car owning population has led to a decline in the selection of shops in the village. While the village once supported a number of shops there is now only one shop which also serves as the village post office. As well as the village post office there are two pubs ('The General's Arms' and 'The Rodney'), the Elm Green (primary) School, a village hall and two churches.
Thomas Hooker who founded the Colony of Connecticut lived in the village and was a school teacher there before going to Holland and then to New England. (see [1] and [2])
[edit] External links
- Little Baddow - White's Directory of Essex, 1848
- English home of Thomas Hooker one of the founders of the Colony of Connecticut
- http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/little+baddow;essex
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