Littlebury Green

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Littlebury Green
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Littlebury Green
Location within Essex
OS grid reference TL488384
•  London 36 mi (58 km)  SSW
Civil parish
  • Littlebury
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SAFFRON WALDEN
Postcode district CB11
Dialling code 01799
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
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Essex
52°01′28″N0°10′05″E / 52.0244°N 0.16805°E / 52.0244; 0.16805 Coordinates: 52°01′28″N0°10′05″E / 52.0244°N 0.16805°E / 52.0244; 0.16805

Littlebury Green is a village in the civil parish of Littlebury and the district of Uttlesford in Essex, England.

Civil parish Territorial designation and lowest tier of local government in England

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government, they are a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes which historically played a role in both civil and ecclesiastical administration; civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. The unit was devised and rolled out across England in the 1860s.

Littlebury village in the United Kingdom

Littlebury is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district, north-west Essex, England. The village is approximately a mile and a half from the market town of Saffron Walden, 12 miles (20 km) south from Cambridge, the nearest city, and 23 miles (37 km) northeast from the county town and city of Chelmsford.

Uttlesford Non-metropolitan district in England

Uttlesford is a local government district in Essex, England. Its council is based in the market town of Saffron Walden. At the 2011 Census, the population of the district was 79,443.

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Littlebury Green is one of three settlements, the others Catmere End and Chapel Green, at the west and south-west of Littlebury parish, and subordinate to the parish village of Littlebury near the north-east border with the parish of Saffron Walden. The village is on Littlebury Green Road, 3 miles (5 km) west from the town of Saffron Walden, 12 miles (19 km) south from the city of Cambridge, and 23 miles (37 km) north-east from the county town and city of Chelmsford. The M11 motorway runs north to south 1 mile (1.6 km) east from the village.

Saffron Walden market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England

Saffron Walden is a market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, 12 miles (19 km) north of Bishop's Stortford, 15 miles (24 km) south of Cambridge and 43 miles (69 km) north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period. The 2001 parish population of 14,313 had risen to 15,504 by the 2011 census.

Cambridge City and non-metropolitan district in England

Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867 including 24,506 students. Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking ages, and there is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951.

A county town in Great Britain or Ireland is usually, but not always, the location of administrative or judicial functions within the county. The concept of a county town is ill-defined and unofficial. Following the establishment of county councils in 1889, the administrative headquarters of the new authorities were usually located in the county town of each county. However, this was not always the case and the idea of a "county town" pre-dates the establishment of these councils. For example, Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire but the county council is located at Preston.

History

Littlebury Green in 1777 Littlebury parish, Chapman and Andre map, 1777, 3-2.jpg
Littlebury Green in 1777

During Roman Britain, Littlebury Green was named 'Stretley' after its position on the Ermine Street route towards Chesterford. [1] A 16th-century will bequeathed a house at "Strelly Green commonly called Littlebury Green". [2] White's Directory mentions the Roman road and of records referring to the settlement as 'Streetly Green' [3]

Roman Britain part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire

Roman Britain was the area of the island of Great Britain that was governed by the Roman Empire, from 43 to 410 AD. It comprised almost the whole of England and Wales and, for a short period, southern Scotland.

Ermine Street road

Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London (Londinium) to Lincoln and York (Eboracum). The Old English name was "Earninga Straete" (1012), named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston, Hertfordshire. "Armingford", and "Arrington" share the same Old English origin. The original Celtic and Roman names for the route remain unknown. It is also known as the Old North Road from London to where it joins the A1 Great North Road near Godmanchester.

Great Chesterford village in the United Kingdom

Great Chesterford is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is 13 miles (20 km) north from Bishop's Stortford, 10 miles (16 km) south from Cambridge and about 25 miles (40 km) northwest from the city and Essex county town of Chelmsford.

In 1851 Littlebury Green comprised 32 houses, including two beer-houses. By 2008 the village contained 53 houses. [4]

From 1882 to 1933 Littlebury Green was described as being 2 miles (3 km) west-southwest from Littlebury church. A small chapel of ease, built in 1885 by subscription and dedicated to St Peter, held seating for 150. One of the principal landowners was Lord Braybrooke who was also lord of the manor. Within the village were two public houses, the Rose Inn and the Hoops Inn, and in 1933, also a tobacconist. [5] [6]

Chapel of ease

A chapel of ease is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.

Baron Braybrooke title in the Peerage of Great Britain

Baron Braybrooke, of Braybrooke in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1788 for John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, with remainder to his kinsman Richard Neville-Aldworth. Lord Howard de Walden was the son of William Whitwell and Anne Griffin, daughter of James Griffin, 2nd Baron Griffin of Braybrooke, who was the son of Edward Griffin, 1st Baron Griffin of Braybrooke, and his wife Lady Essex Howard, eldest daughter of James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk and 3rd Baron Howard de Walden.

Lord of the manor title from the feudal system of manorialism

Lord of the manor is a title given to a person holding the lordship of a manor in the Anglo-Saxon system of manorialism which emanated from feudalism in English and Irish history. In modern England and Wales, it is recognised as a form of property, one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined, and may be held in moieties:

  1. the title ;
  2. the manorial, comprising the manor and/or its land; and
  3. the seignory, rights granted to the titular holder of the manor.

Governance

Local governance for the parish, including Littlebury Green, is served by Littlebury Parish Council. [7]

Landmarks

Apart from St Peter's chapel of ease, there are six Grade II listed buildings in Littlebury Green: the former Hoops public house, a timber-framed house dating to the 17th century; the adjacent Green Farmhouse, a c.1600 two-storey timber-framed and plastered house, with adjoining brick barn; Caitlin's Farmhouse, a c.1600 timber-framed and plastered house with brick-faced bottom storey; and Howe Hall, a 19th-century brick house with its adjoining 18th- 19th-century timber-framed and plastered dovecote. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Wright, Thomas; (1844), The Picturesque Beauties of Great Britain: A Series of Views, From Original Drawings, Accompanied by Historical, Topographical, Critical, and Biographical Notices; Essex, p.49. ISBN   1390963152
  2. ↑ Emmison, Frederick, George, Essex Wills (England) Volume 2 1565-1571 National Genealogical Society (1982), p.116
  3. ↑ White, William (1848), Whites Directory of Essex
  4. ↑ Cole, Kate, J, (2015) Saffron Walden & Around Through Time, Amberley Publishing. ISBN   1445644932
  5. ↑ Kelly's Directory of Essex 1882, p.406
  6. ↑ Kelly's Directory of Essex 1933, p.342
  7. ↑ Littlebury Parish Council, Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Bury Cottage the Hoops Former Public House (1239236)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Green Farmhouse and Adjoining Barn (1231626)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Historic England. "Catlin's Farmhouse (1231625)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  11. ↑ Historic England. "Howe Hall (1273819)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Dovecote at Howe Hall (1231698)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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