Berden
Village in Essex, England
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Berden is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. Berden village is approximately 6 miles (10 km) north from Bishop's Stortford, its post town (which is over the county boundary in Hertfordshire), and 21 miles (34 km) north-west of Essex's county town of Chelmsford. Berden parish, with its own parish council, is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden.
| Berden | |
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  Berden Location within Essex | |
| Population | 473 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL469298 |
| • London | 30 mi (48 km) S |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BISHOP'S STORTFORD |
| Postcode district | CM23 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 473.
Berden was part of Clavering hundred and is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a location with four villagers and five smallholders.[2]
Notable sites
St Nicholas' Church, Berden is the parish church. Berden Hall dates to the 1580s. A manor and Berden Priory existed in Berden in medieval times.
Notable people
- Joseph Mede, English scholar and theologian noted for writing the Clavis Apocalyptica.[3]
