Little Walden

Little Walden
Little Walden
 Little Walden shown within Essex
DistrictUttlesford
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Saffron Walden
Postcode district CB10
Dialling code 01799
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentSaffron Walden
List of places
UK
England
Essex

Coordinates: 52°03′03″N 0°15′10″E / 52.050900°N 0.252650°E / 52.050900; 0.252650

Little Walden is a small settlement in the Uttlesford district, in the English county of Essex. It lies about 3 miles (5 km) north of the market town of Saffron Walden and is 12 miles (19 km) from Cambridge.

The church, St.John's [1] is a "remnant of Victorian concern for the spiritual welfare of the very poor labourers who lived here then".[2] The Crown Inn public house[3] is situated on a bend in the B1052 road which runs through the village.[4] Chesterford Research Park[5] is 0.84 miles (1.35 km) to the north west.

History

In Little Walden parish are the remains of a banked enclosure which may date from the Iron Age.[6]

A World War II airfield to the north, RAF Little Walden, closed in 1958.

Transport

A bus service between Linton and Saffron Walden calls at Little Walden (Tuesdays only).[7]

The nearest railway station is Great Chesterford.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.achurchnearyou.com/little-walden-st-john/
  2. ↑ http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/littlewalden/littlewaldenhistory.html
  3. ↑ http://www.thecrownlittlewalden.co.uk
  4. ↑ http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/little-walden.asp
  5. ↑ http://www.chesterfordresearchpark.com/
  6. ↑ http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/saffronwalden/history.html
  7. ↑ http://www.viceroycoaches.co.uk/services.cfm

External links

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