Little Yeldham
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| Little Yeldham | |
|---|---|
 St. John the Baptist church, Little Yeldham | |
  Little Yeldham Location within Essex | |
| Population | 355 (Parish, 2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL775395 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Halstead |
| Postcode district | CO9 |
| Dialling code | 01787 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Little Yeldham is a village and civil parish in north-west Essex, approximately one mile north east of Great Yeldham.At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 355.
The Domesday Book of 1086 records Yeldham (now Great Yeldham and Little Yeldham) as being in the hundred of Hinckford and having a population of 40 households. The settlement is listed under four owners: Count Eustace (of Boulogne), Count Alan (of Brittany), Richard son of (Count) Gilbert and Ranulf brother of Ilger.[2]
In 1818 the population was 221 with a Sunday School attendance of 56 children. By 1833 the population was 371 with a Sunday School attendance of 71 (31 males, 40 females).[3][4]
