Rickling, Essex
| Rickling, Essex | |
 Rickling Green |
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  Rickling, Essex |
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| District | Uttlesford |
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| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 51°57′40″N 0°10′30″E / 51.961°N 0.175°E
Rickling and the adjoining Rickling Green is a village in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. The village is located around 7 miles (11 km) from Bishop's Stortford, around 9 miles (14 km) from Saffron Walden and around 4 miles (6 km) from the large village of Newport.
Since the 1940s, it has been part of the parish of Quendon and Rickling. Rickling Green is around 0.5 miles (1 km) from Quendon village and is the much larger centre. Rickling, some 1.5 miles (2 km), north-west of Quendon, is the site of the village's church, All Saints, and a few houses.
History
The name Rickling is found in the Domesday Book as Richelinga, and means 'Ricola's people' – Ricola (also Ricula) was the wife of Sledd of Essex in the 6th century.[1][2][3] It is recorded as having quite a large population of 34 households, and it paid substantial taxes of eight geld units.[4] It is not known definitively why the main population today at Rickling Green is so far from its church at Rickling, but it has been suggested this may have been due to the plague.[2] Another theory is that, over time, the villagers settled closer to the once busy drovers' road (the former A11) that runs through Quendon.[5]
Village amenities
There is a small primary school in Rickling Green, serving the village and surrounding communities and joined in federation with Farnham primary school, with the schools sharing one head teacher and governing body.
There is also a pub, The Cricketers Arms, Rickling Green (not to be confused with The Cricketers in nearby Clavering), which overlooks the green and also offers overnight accommodation. The village green is also home to Rickling Ramblers Cricket Club.[6] Cricket has been played on the green since 1850 and takes place throughout the summer months.[2]
Notable buildings
All Saints Church at Rickling is a 13th-century flint church, although the nave's unusual proportions may indicate an earlier plan. The chancel, south aisle and west tower were built in 1340. There were later alterations in the 15th and 16th centuries, with further additions and restoration in the 19th century. Notable features include the screen and pulpit.[7][8]
Rickling Hall, a Grade II* listed farmhouse, stands on the site of a former castle and includes a moated castle mound to the south of the present building.[9] Rickling and Rickling Green contain a number of other listed buildings, many of them dating from the 17th century.[10]
References
- ↑ "Place name: Rickling, Essex Folio: 7r; 7v Little Domesday Book Domesday... | The National Archives". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "local history of quendon and rickling villages in essex report". Recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ . "Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons - Essex". Historyfiles.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ "Rickling | Domesday Book". Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ "Quendon and Rickling Parish | A Brief History of Quendon & Rickling Village". Quendonandrickling.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ "Rickling Ramblers CC - Play-Cricket". Ricklingramblers.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ "Rickling | An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume 1 (pp. 221-224)". British-history.ac.uk. 2003-06-22. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ A Church Near You. "Rickling: All Saints, Rickling - Essex | Diocese of Chelmsford". Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ Good Stuff IT Services. "Rickling Hall - Quendon and Rickling - Essex - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ Good Stuff IT Services. "Listed Buildings in Quendon and Rickling, Essex, England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-05-21.