Abbess Roding
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Abbess Roding is one of eight hamlets
and villages called The Rodings in Essex
, England
.
Its name derives from the Abbess of Barking
who was a patron of the parish church of St. Edmund in the Middle Ages.
Abbess Roding is located in the west of Essex, 8.4 km (5.2 mi) north of Chipping Ongar
, between Harlow
in the west and 14.5 km (9 mi) from the county town
of Chelmsford
in the east. The village is in the district of Epping Forest
and in the parliamentary constituency of Brentwood & Ongar. The village is served by Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding
Parish Council.
Abbess Roding recorded in the Domesday Book
of 1086-7 as Roinges in the Hundred of Ongar
, when it was part of the land of Geoffrey de Mandeville
and was held by Geoffrey Martel.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
and villages called The Rodings in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Its name derives from the Abbess of Barking
Barking Abbey
The ruined remains of Barking Abbey are situated in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in east London, England, and now form a public open space.- History :...
who was a patron of the parish church of St. Edmund in the Middle Ages.
Abbess Roding is located in the west of Essex, 8.4 km (5.2 mi) north of Chipping Ongar
Chipping Ongar
Chipping Ongar is a small market town, and a civil parish called Ongar, in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located East of Epping, South-East of Harlow and North-West of Brentwood.-Geography:...
, between Harlow
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
in the west and 14.5 km (9 mi) from the county town
County town
A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its...
of Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...
in the east. The village is in the district of Epping Forest
Epping Forest (district)
Epping Forest is a local government district of the county of Essex, England. It is named after Epping Forest, of which the district contains a large part...
and in the parliamentary constituency of Brentwood & Ongar. The village is served by Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding
Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding
Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding is a group of three small villages in the County of Essex, England. Collectively they form one civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England.According to the 2001 census it had a population of 427...
Parish Council.
Abbess Roding recorded in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086-7 as Roinges in the Hundred of Ongar
Chipping Ongar
Chipping Ongar is a small market town, and a civil parish called Ongar, in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located East of Epping, South-East of Harlow and North-West of Brentwood.-Geography:...
, when it was part of the land of Geoffrey de Mandeville
Geoffrey de Mandeville (11th century)
Geoffrey de Mandeville may have been Constable of the Tower of London. His surname comes from the town of Manneville or Magna Villa near Valognes in Manche on the Cotentin Peninsula...
and was held by Geoffrey Martel.