Ridgewell

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This is about the English village, for the Tintin character see Ridgewell
Ridgewell

Coordinates: 52.0391° N 0.5244° E

Ridgewell (United Kingdom)
Ridgewell
Population 503
OS grid reference TL732408
Parish Ridgewell
District Braintree
Shire county Essex
Region East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HALSTEAD
Postcode district CO9
Dial code 01440
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
UK Parliament Saffron Walden
European Parliament East of England
List of places: UKEnglandEssex

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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