Little Walden

Little Walden
St John's Church
Little Walden Location within Essex
Civil parish	Saffron Walden
District	Uttlesford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Saffron Walden
Postcode district	CB10
Dialling code	01799
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Saffron Walden

Little Walden is a village in the civil parish of Saffron Walden, in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. It lies about 3 miles (5 km) north of the market town of Saffron Walden and is 12 miles (19 km) from Cambridge.

The church, St.John's [1] is a "remnant of Victorian concern for the spiritual welfare of the very poor labourers who lived here then".[2] The Crown Inn public house[3] is situated on a bend in the B1052 road which runs through the village.[4] Chesterford Research Park[5] is 0.84 miles (1.35 km) to the north west.

History

In Little Walden parish are the remains of a banked enclosure which may date from the Iron Age.[6]

A World War II airfield to the north, RAF Little Walden, closed in 1958.

Transport

A bus service between Linton and Saffron Walden calls at Little Walden (Tuesdays only).[7]

The nearest railway station is Great Chesterford.

References

1. "Little Walden: St John".
2. "Local History of Little Walden in Essex".
3. "Home". thecrownlittlewalden.co.uk.
4. "Little Walden, Essex Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com". Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
5. "Home". chesterfordresearchpark.com.
6. "Saffron Walden Town Council Official Guide". Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
7. "Viceroy of Essex Ltd". Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

External links

Media related to Little Walden at Wikimedia Commons