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'''Wimbish''' is a village and [[civil parish]] within [[Saffron Walden Rural District]], in [[Essex]], [[England]]. |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} |
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{{Infobox UK place |
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|country = England |
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| region= East of England |
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|static_image_name = All Saints Wimbish Essex - geograph.org.uk - 334716.jpg |
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|static_image_caption = All Saints church, Wimbish |
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|coordinates = {{coord|52|00|N|0|19|E|region:GB_type:city|display=title}} |
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|civil_parish=Wimbish |
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|shire_district=[[Uttlesford]] |
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|shire_county = [[Essex]] |
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|population = 1,629 |
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|population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130709&c=Wimbish&d=16&e=62&g=6426491&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1443447765769&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=28 September 2015}}</ref> |
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|post_town = Saffron Walden |
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|postcode_area = CB |
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|postcode_district = CB10 |
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|constituency_westminster= [[Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)|Saffron Walden]] |
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}} |
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'''Wimbish''' is a village and [[civil parish]] within [[Uttlesford]], in [[Essex]], England.<ref name=OS154>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 154 ''Cambridge & Newmarket (Saffron Walden)''|ISBN= 9780319231739 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2012}}</ref> The first recorded mention of the village was in 1042, when it was referred to as Winebisc. It was subsequently referred to as Wimbeis in the [[Domesday Book]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opendomesday.org/place/TL5836/wimbish/|title=Open Doomsday: Wimbish|publisher= Anna Powell-Smith|author=Professor J.J.N.Palmer|website=www.opendomesday.org|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref> The village has its own non-denominational primary school (Wimbish Primary School) and a church (All Saints). The church tower was partly destroyed by lightning in 1756, and was rebuilt in brick but was later taken down again in 1883. |
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The first recorded mention of the village was in [[1042]], when it was referred to as Winebisc. It was subsequently referred to as Wimbeis in the [[Domesday Book]]. |
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==Governance== |
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The village has its own non-denominational primary school (Wimbish County Primary School) and a church (All Saints). The church tower was partly destroyed by lightning in [[1756]], and was rebuilt in brick but was later taken down again in [[1883]]. |
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Wimbish is part of the [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] called Wimbish and Debden.<ref name=OSelec>{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/# |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps|website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |publisher=Ordnance Survey |accessdate=18 February 2016}}</ref> The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,407.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/wimbish-and-debden-e05004287#sthash.JRLX9Ebr.dpbs|title=Wimbush and Debden ward population 2011|accessdate=28 September 2015}}</ref> Women in the ward had the third highest life expectancy at birth, 96.5 years, of any ward in England and Wales in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=James |display-authors=etal |title=Contributions of diseases and injuries to widening life expectancy inequalities in England from 2001 to 2016: a population-based analysis of vital registration data |url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(18)30214-7/fulltext |accessdate=23 November 2018 |publisher=Lancet public health |date=22 November 2018}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[The Hundred Parishes]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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[http://www.wimbish.org.uk/index.htm Wimbish village website] |
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*[http://www.wimbish.org.uk/index.htm Wimbish village website] |
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*[http://www.wimbish.essex.sch.uk/website Wimbish school website] |
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[[Category:Villages in Essex]] |
[[Category:Villages in Essex]] |
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[[Category:Civil parishes in Essex]] |
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[[Category:Uttlesford]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 2 February 2023
Wimbish | |
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All Saints church, Wimbish | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 1,629 (2011)[1] |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Saffron Walden |
Postcode district | CB10 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Wimbish is a village and civil parish within Uttlesford, in Essex, England.[2] The first recorded mention of the village was in 1042, when it was referred to as Winebisc. It was subsequently referred to as Wimbeis in the Domesday Book.[3] The village has its own non-denominational primary school (Wimbish Primary School) and a church (All Saints). The church tower was partly destroyed by lightning in 1756, and was rebuilt in brick but was later taken down again in 1883.
Governance
[edit]Wimbish is part of the electoral ward called Wimbish and Debden.[4] The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,407.[5] Women in the ward had the third highest life expectancy at birth, 96.5 years, of any ward in England and Wales in 2016.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 154 Cambridge & Newmarket (Saffron Walden) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231739.
- ^ Professor J.J.N.Palmer. "Open Doomsday: Wimbish". www.opendomesday.org. Anna Powell-Smith. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Wimbush and Debden ward population 2011". Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Bennett, James; et al. (22 November 2018). "Contributions of diseases and injuries to widening life expectancy inequalities in England from 2001 to 2016: a population-based analysis of vital registration data". Lancet public health. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links
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