Little Eversden

Little Eversden
Little Eversden
	Thatched barn in High Street
	Little Eversden Location within Cambridgeshire
Population	559 ; 600 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL368540
Shire county	Cambridgeshire;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CAMBRIDGE
Postcode district	CB23
Dialling code	01223
	List of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52°10′01″N 0°00′00″E / 52.167°N 0.0°E

Little Eversden is a village approximately 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Cambridge, England. It has two main roads: Harlton Road which goes through Little Eversden and joins the A603, and High Street.

The Prime Meridian runs through the parish just to the west of the village, separating it from Great Eversden.

History

The history of Little Eversden is closely related to that of its neighbour Great Eversden, though the two have formed distinct ecclesiastical parishes since at least the 13th century but one unified administrative parish from 1249 for 700 years. The parish of Little Eversden, covering 790 acres, lies between the Bourn Brook to the north and Mare Way, the ancient ridgeway, to the south. The south-east border is largely formed by the Roman road from Cambridge to Arrington Bridge.^[3]

Little Eversden had its own small village school until July 1968 when it was closed and the building is now the office of a company.

Church

Little Eversden obtained a church at a later date than Great Eversden and the two presumably shared a church for a period until the first church was built in the 13th century. No part of the original church survives.^[3]

Little Eversden's present parish church has been dedicated to St Helen since at least the 14th century. The present building consists of a chancel, nave with north porch, and west tower, with the earliest parts dating from the 14th century when the nave and chancel were rebuilt. The restored font dates from the 13th century. The bells were restored in 2007 and two added making a ring of six.^[3]