Wimbish | |
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All Saints church, Wimbish | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 1,629 (2011)[1] |
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District | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Saffron Walden |
Postcode district | CB10 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Wimbish is a small rural village and civil parish located 4 miles (6 km) south-east from Saffron Walden, in the Uttlesford district of Essex in the East of England.[2] The first recorded mention of the village was in 1042, when it was referred to as Winebisc. It was subsequently referred to as Wimbeis in the Domesday Book.[3] The village has its own non-denominational primary school (Wimbish Primary School) and a church (All Saints). The church tower was partly destroyed by lightning in 1756, and was rebuilt in brick but was later taken down again in 1883.