East Donyland

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East Donyland
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A public footpath in woods in 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
List of places
UK
England
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]

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  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.