Manuden | |
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St. Mary the Virgin, Manuden | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 677 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL491266 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BISHOP'S STORTFORD |
Postcode district | CM23 |
Dialling code | 01279 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Manuden is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is located around 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) north of Bishop's Stortford, in the neighbouring county of Hertfordshire, and around 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Saffron Walden. The village has its own parish council.[2]
Manuden is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as one of the settlements within Clavering hundred.
Part of Manuden is designated as a conservation area,[3] with several listed buildings in and around the village.[4]
The local church is St Mary the Virgin. A tablet within the church commemorates the Jacobean statesman and diplomat William Wade, who spent his retirement at Battles Hall in the village, and is buried in the church.[2]
There is a primary school in the village.[5] In 2010, Manuden County Primary School topped the league table for English schools at KS2 with all pupils attaining level 5 in both English and maths.[6]
There are several active village organisations, including a local history society, junior football club and a cricket club.[2]