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 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.
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St Helen's 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]
Village lifeedit
The village has a GP Surgery, a sports field and a pavilion.
Little Eversden had a public house, The Plough, from the start of the 19th century though it closed in the middle 20th century.[3]
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^ abcdA History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely. Vol. 5. 1973. pp. 59–68.
External linksedit
Village website
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Little Eversden.
April 14, 2024
little, eversden, village, approximately, miles, south, west, cambridge, england, main, roads, harlton, road, which, goes, through, joins, a603, high, street, thatched, barn, high, streetlocation, within, cambridgeshirepopulation559, 2011, grid, referencetl368. 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 Little EversdenThatched barn in High StreetLittle EversdenLocation within CambridgeshirePopulation559 1 600 2011 2 OS grid referenceTL368540Shire countyCambridgeshireRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCAMBRIDGEPostcode districtCB23Dialling code01223List of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52 10 01 N 0 00 00 E 52 167 N 0 0 E 52 167 0 0The Prime Meridian runs through the parish just to the west of the village separating it from Great Eversden Contents 1 History 2 Church 3 Village life 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe 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 edit nbsp St Helen s ChurchLittle 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 Village life editThe village has a GP Surgery a sports field and a pavilion Little Eversden had a public house The Plough from the start of the 19th century though it closed in the middle 20th century 3 References edit 2001 census Archived 2012 03 18 at the Wayback Machine Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 20 July 2016 a b c d A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Vol 5 1973 pp 59 68 External links editVillage website nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Little Eversden Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Little Eversden amp oldid 1085336329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
