East Donyland

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East Donyland
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East Donyland
Location within Essex
Population1,930  [1]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town COLCHESTER
Postcode district CO5
Dialling code 01206
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
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UK
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Essex
51°51′05″N0°56′56″E / 51.851443°N 0.949024°E / 51.851443; 0.949024

East Donyland is a civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The civil parish includes the village of Rowhedge. [2] The parish touches Fingringhoe and Wivenhoe. [3]

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History

The name "Donyland" means 'Land connected with Dunna'. [4] East Donyland was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as 'Dunilanda'/'Dunulunda'. [5] On 24 March 1891 part of Fingringhoe parish was transferred to East Donyland, on 1 October 1934 part of East Donyland was transferred to Colchester, on 1 April 1946 part of Langenhoe was transferred to East Donyland, [6] on 1 April 2004 part of East Donyland was transferred to Colchester unparished area. [7]

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References

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  2. Donyland Parish Council
  3. "East Donyland". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. "East Donyland Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. The Domesday Book Online
  6. "Relationships and changes East Donyland CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. "The Colchester (Parish) Order 2004" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 31 March 2021.