Peldon

Peldon
St Mary's Church, Peldon
Peldon is located in Essex
Peldon
Peldon
Location within Essex
Population559 (2011 Census)
Civil parish
  • Peldon
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townColchester
Postcode districtCO5
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°48′43″N 0°53′10″E / 51.812°N 0.886°E / 51.812; 0.886
20th-century map of Peldon

Peldon is a village and civil parish in the Colchester borough of Essex, England. With Salcott, Virley, Great Wigborough and Little Wigborough, it forms part of the Winstred Hundred parish council.[1] Nearby villages include Langenhoe. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and is a Grade I listed building.[2] The population of the parish as of the 2011 census is 559.[3]

In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Peldon as:

"Peldon, a parish and a sub-district in Lexden district, Essex. The parish lies near Mersea Island, 4½ miles S W of Wivenhoe r. station, and 5½ S by W of Colchester; and has a post-office under Colchester. Acres, 2,186. Real property, £3,591. Pop., 501. Houses, 106 The property is much subdivided."[4]

  1. ^ "Home". winstred100.org.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1224702)". National Heritage List for England.
  3. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales description of Peldon". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 2 May 2017.