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Coordinates: 51°58′50″N 0°35′28″E / 51.9805°N 0.591°E / 51.9805; 0.591
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Sible Hedingham
Sible Hedingham village sign
Sible Hedingham is located in Essex
Sible Hedingham
Sible Hedingham
Location within Essex
Population4,800 (2021)[1]
OS grid referenceTL7734
Civil parish
  • Sible Hedingham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHALSTEAD
Postcode districtCO9
Dialling code01787
PoliceEssex
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51°58′50″N 0°35′28″E / 51.9805°N 0.591°E / 51.9805; 0.591

Sible Hedingham (/ˌsɪbəl ˈhɛdɪŋəm/ SIB-əl HED-ing-əm[2]) is a village and civil parish in the county of Essex, England. The village is located within the Colne Valley, in the northern region of Essex, close to both the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire borders, situated on the A1017 road.[3] Outside of the village, the parish contains numerous smaller Hamlets. The village is 21.3 miles (34 km) north of Chelmsford.

Toponymy

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The meaning of the name Sible Hedingham is uncertain. The University of Nottingham Key to English Place Names website says it could mean:[4]

  • Homestead/village of Hethni's people
  • Homestead/village at Hethni's place
  • Alternatively, the first element could be 'landing-place'. Sibil, widow of Geoffrey of Lavington held land here in 1237.

Hedingham has been spelt with a selection of spellings over the years, as identified by Reaney in The Place Names of Essex. These include:[3]

  • Haingheham (1086)
  • Hegham (1243)
  • Hythingham (1349)
  • Hynnyngham (1486)

History

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The oldest sign of occupation in the parish was found at Red House Farm in c.1960 by a Mr H.D. Johnson. The flint tool was identified by the British Museum to be from the Palaeolithic era, which was before 10,000 BC.[5] In 1929, Bronze Age finds were discovered near Tower House.[3]

  • Roman Coin Hoard
    Roman Coin Hoard
  • Roman Coin Hoard
    Roman Coin Hoard

During the Roman period, a Roman military road, the Via Devana, passed through the parish, while a piece of Roman mirror and a speculum was found in the village.[6][7][8][9] A possible Roman pottery kiln was found near Cobbs Fenn,[10] while a possible Roman millstone was found just over a kilometre from the village.[11] Further evidence of occupation in the area can be seen in St Peter's Church, where Roman bricks and tiles have been used within its walls,[12] while a hoard of coins containing 1 denarius of Octavian; 18 siliquae (5 fragments) to 402 and 1 toilet implement fragment was found in 2005.[13]

The Domesday Book of 1086 lists the village together with Castle Hedingham as one,[14] and amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod by the king, William the Conqueror.[15][16] The land included woodland for 70 pigs that was in total valued at £4. The village has also been known as "Hengham Sybyle",[17] and in 1190 a Benedictine nunnery was opened.[14] The village came under the county division the Hundred of Hinckford, which by 1327 was the third-richest hundred in Essex.[18] It was during the reign of Henry III that the separate parishes of Castle and Sible Hedingham first appeared.[14] Between the 12th and 14th century, the village was one of the centres for production of the pottery, Hedingham Ware, which consisted of decorated and glazed finewares, mainly jugs, and grey-firing coarsewares.[19]

  • Rehoboth Strict Baptist Chapel, Sible Hedingham
    Rehoboth Strict Baptist Chapel, Sible Hedingham

In 1807, a Baptist chapel was opened, while a Quakers chapel had also been opened but was closed by 1833.[20] In 1835, Sible Hedingham became part of the Halstead Poor Law Union. Prior to the union, the parish had opened a workhouse in two cottages in 1745.[21] The village was connected to the railway in 1861, when the Sible and Castle Hedingham railway station was opened on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway.[20] In 1863, Sible Hedingham was the site of one of the last 19th-century witchcraft accusations in England. The victim is now known as "Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham".[22] Only a year earlier, The Hedingham Gas Works were opened in Castle Hedingham to provide gas street lighting for the two villages.[20] By 1863, the village had a National School which served 170 pupils, and held an annual fair for "toys and pleasure" on Easter Tuesday.[20] In 1872, Sible Hedingham came under the Halstead Rural Sanitary district, the replacement for the Poor Law Union, before becoming Halstead Rural District in 1894.[23]

In 1901, the Elsenham, Thaxted and Bardfield Light Railway (ET&BLR) received permission via the Light Railway Order of 18 November 1901, to build the Bardfield and Sible Hedingham light railway, which would have linked the ET&BLR at Great Bardfield to the Great Eastern Railway at Sible Hedingham. However, the ET&BLR failed to receive permission to be built and a further attempt to build a light railway from Sible Hedingham to Ongar by the Central Essex Light Railway failed too.[24] At the start of the 20th century, the village was more segmented, with Church Street separated from the rest of the village and the existing commercial centre had not yet been built.[3]

During World War I, the Royal Flying Corps founded a landing strip near to Southey Green,[25][26] while during World War II, a bomb landed on Rippers Joinery works in February 1941.[27] In between the wars, the village had become home to Rachel Barrett, who upon her death in 1953, left Lamb Cottage to her niece, Gwyneth, whose husband was the poet J. Redwood Anderson.[28] Redwood Anderson would die in the cottage in 1964.[29] The Colne Valley and Halstead Railway ceased operating passenger services in 1961, being used solely for freight until it finally closed in 1964.[3] The station was taken down in 1973 and rebuilt as part of the heritage Colne Valley Railway.[30] A year later, the parish transferred to the newly created Braintree District as part of local government reorganisation.[31]

Geology

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Sible Hedingham parish has been surveyed, along with areas around Castle Hedingham, Great Yeldham and Wethersfield, by the Institute of Geological Sciences. In their survey in 1981, they found the following:[32]

Period Drift or Solid Type
Recent and Pleistocene Drift Alluvium
Recent and Pleistocene Drift River Terrace Deposits
Recent and Pleistocene Drift Head
Recent and Pleistocene Drift Head Gravel
Recent and Pleistocene Drift Boulder Clay
Recent and Pleistocene Drift Glacial Silt
Recent and Pleistocene Drift Glacial Sand and Gravels, upper
Recent and Pleistocene Drift Barham Sands and Gravels
Recent and Pleistocene Drift Kesgrave Sands and Gravels
Pleistocene Solid Red Crag
Eocene Solid London Clay
Palaeocene Solid Lower London Tertiaries - Woolwich and Reading Beds, Thanet Beds
Cretaceous Solid Upper Chalk

Governance

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Parliamentary seat

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Sible Hedingham comes under the Braintree Parliamentary constituency which Sir James Cleverly of the Conservative Party has held since 2015.[33][34]

Prior to sitting in the Braintree Parliamentary constituency, Sible Hedingham parish sat within the following constituencies:

Constituency name Years of operation Reference
Essex 1290–1832
North Essex 1832–1868 [35]
East Essex 1868–1885 [36][37]
Saffron Walden 1885–1974

Local Government

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See also: Essex County Council elections
See also: Braintree District Council elections

Sible Hedingham sits within the non-metropolitan county of Essex, governed by Essex County Council; and the non-Metropolitan district of Braintree governed by Braintree District Council. Sible Hedingham is within the Hedingham ward of Braintree District Council.[38] The parish is managed by Sible Hedingham Parish council.

Twinning

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The village is twinned with the French commune of Choisy-au-Bac,[39] located in Picardy region, Oise department (c. 80 km north of Paris, near Compiègne).

Demographics

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Population

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The population of the parish has been recorded since the first national census of 1801. The following table shows the population total between the first census until 1971:

Census Population Source
1801 1866 [40]
1811 1702 [40]
1821 2060 [40]
1831 2194 [40]
1841 2322 [40]
1851 2364 [40]
1881 1926 [40]
1891 1785 [40]
1901 1701 [40]
1911 1789 [40]
1921 1762 [40]
1931 2149 [40]
1951 2251 [40]
1961 2377 [40]
1971 3326 [40]

The parish had a population of 4,800 according to the 2021 census,[1] and covers some 2,123 hectares (5,246 acres).

Ethnicity

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At the 2021 census, the parish population was recorded as having the following breakdown of ethnicity:[1]

Ethnicity background % of population - Sible Hedingham % of population - U.K.
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh 1.1 9.6
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African 0.4 4.2
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3 3.0
White 96.6 81.0
Other ethnic groups 0.6 2.2

Age groups

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The population of 4,800 at the 2021 census fell into the following age groups:[1]

Age group % of population - Sible Hedingham % of population - U.K.
0-4 6.3 5.4
5-9 7.0 5.9
10-14 5.7 6.1
15-19 4.7 5.8
20-24 4.9 6.0
25-29 5.4 6.5
30-34 6.5 7.0
35-39 6.2 6.8
40-44 6.1 6.5
45-49 5.7 6.1
50-54 7.3 6.8
55-59 7.0 6.7
60-64 5.8 5.9
65-69 5.8 4.9
70-74 5.3 4.7
75-79 5.1 4.0
80-84 2.6 2.5
85 and over 2.6 2.5

Economics and Education

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The employment activity within the parish was recorded at the 2021 census as:[1]

Employment status % of population - Bradfield % of population - U.K.
Employed 61.8 57.4
Unemployed 2.5 3.5
Economically inactive 35.7 39.1

In the 2021 census it was recorded that the working population in the parish completed the following hours per week:[1]

Hours per week % of population - Bradfield % of population - U.K.
Part-time - 15 hours or less worked 12.7 10.3
Part-time - 16 to 30 hours worked 19.1 19.5
Full-time - 31 to 48 hours worked 55.3 59.1
Full-time - 49 or more hours worked 12.9 11.1

For those who did work, the breakdown at the 2021 census of the distance people travelled to work or worked from home was:[1]

Distance travelled to work % of population - Bradfield % of population - U.K.
Works mainly from home 26.2 31.5
Less than 10 km 15.8 35.4
10 km to less than 30 km 28.3 14.4
30 km and over 7.4 4.3
Other 22.4 14.5

At the 2021 census, those of the parish population over the age of 16 had the following qualifications:[1]

Level of qualifications % of population - Bradfield % of population - U.K.
No qualifications 18.1 18.1
Level 1, 2 or 3 qualifications 48.6 39.9
Apprenticeship 7.3 5.3
Level 4 qualifications and above 23.4 33.9
Other qualifications 2.7 2.8

Transport

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The A1017 runs through the middle of the village, connecting Braintree to Haverhill. It is served by bus routes 60, run by Flagfinders, while routes 88 and 89 are operated by Konectbus Essex and Suffolk.[41]

Economy

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The parish has a strong agricultural economy, with cereal crops being the mainstay.[42][43] The village was a centre of production for Hedingham Ware pottery between the 12th and 14th century, and was previously home to a Tannery in Alderford Street.[44][19] Formerly a quarry for sand and gravel operated until the 1980s at Foxborough Hill, while there was several Brickworks operated by both the Corder and Gentry families but these had closed by the early 1950s.[44][42] At their peak in 1900, the Brickworks employed around 500 people and were making about eight million bricks a year.[3] Ripper's Joinery Works opened in 1899 and operated in the village until it closed in 2009.[44] The village previously had a Maltings in Alderford Street, with two further Maltings near Wash Farm, where the locally grown hops were dried. A wood was planted in the parish to provide the hop poles.[45][3] The parish also previously had two windmills, one was at Cut Maple while the other was in Lamb Lane, while there were watermills located in Alderford Street and on the border of the parish at Hulls Mill.[45][3]

The village had been home to Premdor Windows factory, which opened in 1899 and at its peak employed over 700 people, but closed in 2009 with the loss of 86 jobs.[46] The site was redeveloped by Bloor Homes,[47] who as part of the 193 home development built a £700,000 business hub which is now run by Braintree District Council.[48] The village was also home to a dairy, with Roy Tanner opening the dairy in Church Street in 1949.[49] The dairy was sold to Milk Link in 2002, who closed the site four years later. The building was destroyed by fire in 2023.[50] The village is home to the depot of the bus company Konectbus Essex and Suffolk, formerly known as Hedingham & Chambers.[51]

Services

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  • East of England Co-Operative Supermarket
    East of England Co-Operative Supermarket

The village is seen by Braintree District Council as one of the districts six key villages, larger villages that provide essential services to the outlying smaller villages and hamlets.[52] The village is served by a supermarket.

Education

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The village is served by St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Hedingham School and Sixth Form.[53][54]

Health

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  • Hilton House Surgery
    Hilton House Surgery

Hedingham Medical Centre runs a surgery at Hilton House.[55] A new medical centre to serve both Hedingham's is planned to be built in Sible Hedingham.[56] The nearest hospital services are provided at both Halstead Hospital and Braintree Community Hospital, with the local Accident and Emergency service located at Broomfield Hospital.

Police & Fire Brigade

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  • Sible Hedingham Fire Station
    Sible Hedingham Fire Station

Essex Police is the local constabulary, with Sible Hedingham coming under the region of Halstead North.[57] The nearest stations are Chelmford and Colchester.[58] The nearest fire station is at Sible Hedingham and is an on-call service provided by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.[59]

Recreation

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The village is served by Sible Hedingham Park.[60]

Sport

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The village is home to Hedinghams United, a small amateur football team competing in the Essex and Suffolk Border Football League.[61] The former quarry at Foxborough Hill is now a venue for Motocross.[62][63]

Hamlets

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  • Sugar Lane, Almshouse Green
    Sugar Lane, Almshouse Green
  • Bottle Hall Devlin End
    Bottle Hall Devlin End
  • Pepper's Farm, Forrey Green
    Pepper's Farm, Forrey Green
  • On the green at High Street Green, near Sible Hedingham, Essex
    On the green at High Street Green, near Sible Hedingham, Essex
  • Southey Green Farm
    Southey Green Farm

Within the parish of Sible Hedingham there are numerous hamlets:

  • Almshouse Green is a hamlet with the co-ordinates of 51.970°N 0.555°E, located between the village of Sible Hedingham and Wethersfield.[64]
  • Cobbs Fenn is a hamlet with the co-ordinates of 51.96°N 0.57°E, south of the village of Sible Hedingham.[64]
  • Cut Maple is a hamlet with co-ordinates of 51.955° N, 0.5958° E, south of the village of Sible Hedingham.[64]
  • Delvin End is a hamlet with the co-ordinates of 51.989° N, 0.558° E, north west of the village of Sible Hedingham.[64]
  • Forrey Green is a hamlet with the co-ordinates of 51°57'46"N 0°34'3"E, south west of the village of Sible Hedingham.[64]
  • High Street Green is a hamlet with the co-ordinates of 51.982657°N 0.5691149°E, west of the village of Sible Hedingham.[64]
  • Morris Green, Essex is a hamlet with the co-ordinates of 51°58'19"N 0°32'24"E, north west of the village of Sible Hedingham.[64]
  • Southey Green is a hamlet with the co-ordinates of 51.960°N 0.581°E, south of the village of Sible Hedingham.[64]

Buildings and structures

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  • St. Peter's church
    St. Peter's church
  • Alderford Water Mill
    Alderford Water Mill
  • Potter Street, part of the A1017
    Potter Street, part of the A1017

Sible Hedingham parish has a number of buildings and structures that are listed on the National Heritage List for England. In addition, Braintree District Council have designated two parts of the village as conservation areas, one covering Queen Street, Potter Street, part of Swan Street, and Alderford Street, while the other covers Rectory Road and Church Street.[3]

St. Peter's church is Grade II* listed and dates between 1330-1340 according to Nikolaus Pevsner. The tower is later, from the 16th century. Within the church is a memorial for Sir John Hawkwood.[65] Alderford Mill is Grade II listed breast-shot watermill. The existing mill building dates from the 18th century, though maps from 1597 show a mill on the site. The mill initially milled corn on two millstone powered by water, but further steam-powered stones were added, which were initially converted to oil-powered before becoming electrically driven. During World War II, the mill started producing animal feed until it closed in 1956. The mill was purchased by Essex County Council in 1994, and along with the Friends of Alderford Mill, the mill was restored.[66]

Listed buildings and structures in the parish

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Listing name List entry number Grade Date first listed Description National Grid reference Reference
41 Alderford Street, Sible Hedingham 1338092 II 15 October 1984 Former pair of c.18th/19th century flint cottages. TL7839933854 [67]
Appletree Lodge 1233578 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and pargetted plastered house. TL7833033512 [68]
The Barn Garage 1233470 II 15 October 1984 16th, possibly 17th century timber framed weatherboarded barn TL7822733737 [69]
Barr Hall 1233745 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered house. TL7424935186 [70]
Baykers Farm, Pump and Pump House Approximately 10 metres North of House 1306219 II 15 October 1984 19th ir Early 20th century pump and pump house TL7777232916 [71]
Birdgreen Farmhouse 1170124 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered cottage. TL7431734462 [72]
Blois Hall 1338081 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed with 19th century brick facing house. TL7452634876 [73]
Brickpoint Cottage 1169997 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and parget plastered cottage. TL7545235291 [74]
Brickwall Farmhouse 1233304 II 21 June 1962 16th century, possibly earlier, timber framed house. TL7858432898 [75]
Bucks Cottage 1338096 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered cottage TL7546335308 [76]
Carter's Farm, Barn approximately 35 metres west of house 1338078 II 15 October 1984 18th century timber framed weatherboarded barn TL7602334544 [77]
1 Church Street 1306343 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and rough rendered with weatherboarded plinth house. TL7768434026 [78]
2 Church Street 1122893 II 15 October 1984 17th/ 18th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered house. TL7770534042 [79]
33 Church Street 1338095 II 15 October 1984 17th/18th century timber framed and plastered cottage TL7762634220 [80]
37 Church Street 1122892 II 15 October 1984 17th/18th century timber framed and panel pargetted cottage. TL7762234246 [81]
40 Church Street 1122896 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered cottage. TL7762134305 [82]
41 and 43 Church Street 1233418 II 15 October 1984 Pair of 17th century, possibly earlier. Timber framed and pebble dash plastered. TL7865632828 [83]
Clay Hall, Barn approximately 15 metres north west of house 1233529 II 15 October 1984 16th/17th century timber framed and weatherboarded barn TL7770931804 [84]
The Cottage 1233595 II 15 October 1984 17th/18th century timber framed and plastered cottage TL7699834060 [85]
Cresswell Farmhouse 1169874 II 21 June 1962 16th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and panel pargetted house. TL7765834069 [86]
The Croft 1122894 II 15 October 1984 16th/17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered cottage. TL7768534084 [87]
Deek's Farmhouse 1122861 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and rough rendered cottage. TL7456633289 [88]
Edishe's Farmhouse 1170005 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered house. TL7572035271 [89]
Fiesta Thatch 1233561 II 15 October 1984 18th/19th century Timber framed, painted brick and flint facing, thatched cottage. TL7507333242 [90]
Glasscocks 1338094 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed with red brick faced cottage. TL7587933442 [91]
Greys Hall, Barn approximately 35 metres North east of house 1276586 II 15 October 1984 15th/16th century timber framed weatherboarded barn TL7768034419 [92]
Hill Farmhouse 1233468 II 21 June 1962 15th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered house. TL7750232084 [93]
Hill House 1233591 II 15 October 1984 19th century painted brick faced house. TL7834833585 [94]
K9 Telephone Kiosk 1276400 II 26 February 1991 Telephone Kiosk TL7826933719 [95]
Krone House 1233592 II 15 October 1984 18th/19th century with 17th century core, timber framed, painted brick faced house. TL7831933660 [96]
Little Acre 1169959 II 15 October 1984 17th/18th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered cottage. TL7766033372 [97]
Little Acre, Pump Approximately 4 Metres East of Cottage 1122898 II 15 August 1984 19th century cast-iron pump. TL7768133360 [98]
Lowt's Cottage 1170027 II 15 October 1984 17th/18th century Timber framed and plastered cottage. TL7648033102 [99]
Milestone on East Verge of Road and adjoining the gardens of numbers 33 and 35 1276667 II 15 October 1984 18th century diamond shaped milestone. TL7864132873 [100]
Monk's 1122900 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, Timber framed and panel plastered house TL7596135271 [101]
Morris Green Farmhouse 1170112 II 16 October 1981 15th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered house. TL7454933565 [102]
Oak Tree Barn 1306330 II 15 October 1984 Late 16th/ early 17th century timber weatherboarded barn. TL7864432058 [103]
The Old Rectory, Carriage House approximately 40 metres north east of house 1276587 II 15 October 1984 18th/19th century Red brick carriage house. TL7770634288 [104]
Outbuilding approximately 10 metres south east of number 25 1233342 II 15 October 1984 18th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered outbuilding. TL7850033315 [105]
Potter House 1233299 II 21 June 1962 18th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and panel pargetted house. TL7851733270 [106]
Prayors Farm, Barn adjoining road and approximately 35 metre south west of house 1276666 II 15 October 1984 17th/18th century timber framed weatherboarded barn. TL7750534386 [107]
Primrose Cottage 1276574 II 15 October 1984 18th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered with brick plinth cottage. TL7770333977 [108]
Pump on verge opposite number 19 1233300 II 15 October 1984 19th century cast-iron pump. TL7844733340 [109]
Pump adjacent to North of Number 30 1122889 II 15 October 1984 19th century cast-iron pump. TL7841233851 [110]
41 and 43 Queen Street 1233418 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, pair of timber framed and pebble dash plastered cottages. TL7865632828 [111]
Redhouse Farm 1122862 II 8 January 1982 17th century exposed three bay timber frame with plaster infill house. TL7480034119 [112]
Redhouse Farm, Barn on opposite of road and approximately 70 metres east of house. 1122863 II 8 January 1982 17th century timber framed weatherboarded barn. TL7489834152 [113]
Redhouse Farm, Cartlodge on opposite side of the road and approximately 40 metres east of house 1170142 II 15 October 1984 18th/19th century timber framed weatherboarded cartlodge TL7485034102 [114]
15 and 17 School Road 1233456 II 15 October 1984 17th/ 18th century timber framed and plastered cottage. TL7765433892 [115]
St. Marys 1122887 II 15 October 1984 16th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered house. TL7836333865 [116]
143 Swan Street 1233588 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, Timber framed and rough rendered with some red brick facing house. TL7812334255 [117]
Tape House 1169922 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered cottage. TL7768634100 [118]
Village Pump in centre of green at T junction with Devlin Green Road 1338058 II 15 October 1984 19th century cast-iron pump TL7652234700 [119]
Wash Farm, Barn opposite and approximately 30 metres north east of Wash Farm house 1233419 II 15 October 1984 16th century timber framed weatherboarded barn TL7863033056 [120]
Washland's Farm, Cartlodge Approximately 30 Metres West of House 1122902 II 15 October 1984 18th century Timber weatherboarded Cartlodge TL7694534602 [121]
Websters Almhouses 1233677 II 21 June 1962 Six almhouses dating from c.1884 TL7833233632 [122]
Welcome Slough Farmhouse 1170150 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed and plastered house. TL7376933824 [123]
Welcome Slough Farm, Barn approximately 10 metres south of house 1122864 II 15 October 1984 17th/18th century timber framed weatherboarded barn TL7374133814 [124]
Willow Farmhouse, formerly Shelley's Farmhouse 1338080 II 15 October 1984 16th century, possibly earlier, Timber framed and parget plastered house. TL7454633972 [125]
Windmill Cottage 1122890 II 15 October 1984 17th century, possibly earlier, timber framed with brick facing. TL7863332369 [126]
Wyngates 1276594 II 21 June 1962 17th century, possibly earlier house. TL7829033664 [127]

Notable people

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