Arkesden

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Arkesden
Arkesden is located in Essex
Arkesden
Arkesden
 Arkesden shown within Essex
Population 366 (2011)
OS grid reference TL482340
Civil parish Arkesden
District Uttlesford
Shire county Essex
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SAFFRON WALDEN
Postcode district CB11 4
Dialling code 01799
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament Saffron Walden
List of places
UK
England
Essex

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Arkesden is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 4.3 miles (7 km) southwest of Saffron Walden, is around 6 miles from Bishop's Stortford in nearby Hertfordshire and is 22 miles (35 km) northwest from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. The village has its own parish council.

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 363, increasing slightly to 366 at the 2011 census.[1]

The village church is dedicated to St Mary the virgin. The village hall is on the church green next to Church Green Cottage. There is one public house, the Axe and Compasses.

It is also notable for being the village where mod/rock icon Steve Marriott died in 1991.

See also

The Hundred Parishes

References

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