Elmdon
Encyclopedia
Elmdon is a village in the Uttlesford
district of Essex
, England
, near the boundary with Cambridgeshire
and Hertfordshire
. The undulating nature of the local topography differentiates it from countryside to the north which is predominantly fenland and flat.
The name means 'hill of elms' and this village homes the only three elm trees in Essex
. Elmdon includes a public house and restaurant, a village hall, a church, and a recreation ground used for cricket and football. There are bus links to Bishop's Stortford
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were available through broadband over copper phone cable. No cable television providers service the village and given the remote location and small population it is unlikely that any will do so.
The King's Head, Elmdon's previous pub, was bought in 1997 for conversion into rented property. This caused protest, the pub being the last community meeting space in regular use other than the church. It ended up in court. For many years following, a fundraising event, 'The King's Headless' was held twice a year for the reopening the pub and to draw the community together. This involved turning the bus shelter into a pub for the thirsty villagers. The villagers keep the spirit of the King's headless alive and continue this tradition every Christmas, when Father Christmas attends the proceedings.
Uttlesford
Uttlesford is a local government district in Essex, England. Its council is based in Saffron Walden.Its name is derived from the ancient Hundred of the same name....
district of 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
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, near the boundary with Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
and Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. The undulating nature of the local topography differentiates it from countryside to the north which is predominantly fenland and flat.
The name means 'hill of elms' and this village homes the only three elm trees 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...
. Elmdon includes a public house and restaurant, a village hall, a church, and a recreation ground used for cricket and football. There are bus links to Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire in the county of Hertfordshire in England. It is situated just west of the M11 motorway, on the county boundary with Essex and is the closest large town to London Stansted Airport and part of the...
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Transport
Elmdon has an infrequent bus service and almost all residents rely on private vehicles to travel to and from the village. There are three roads out of Elmdon, two of which are minor roads leading to other villages with the third providing access indirectly to the nearest station (Audley End on the Cambridge to London Liverpool Street line).Utilities
Elmdon is not served by mains gas, with houses relying on individually supplied heating oil systems. The village is connected to British Telecom's backbone network through the Chrishall exchange which is ADSL enabled. At January 2007 speeds of up to 2mb ADSL and 3mb ADSL-MAXADSL Max
ADSL Max is a cover term for the UK telco BT's range of commercial ADSL services that are rate-adaptive and are deployed over BT phone lines. BT's ADSL Max services were launched in March 2006.- Rate-adaptive service :...
were available through broadband over copper phone cable. No cable television providers service the village and given the remote location and small population it is unlikely that any will do so.
Communications
Television and radio reception is weak and varies within the village with houses in the higher (north and west) areas having stronger reception. In these areas Freeview and DAB reception is possible with passive aerials. Satellite is the only option available for non terrestrial television, a visual survey suggests that one in four households make use of this.Pubs
The Elmdon Dial is a modern pub built partly in traditional style.It was named after a sundial incovered near the village.Leisure
Elmdon has sporting teams participating in local leagues. The village is a starting point for cross country running with trails of between 3km and 30km, some avoiding major roads. Tracks are passable on foot and bicycle between March and November, becoming waterlogged outside this range (passable but not to run on)External links
- Elmdon village history
- Elmdon Parish Church Picture taken by Ian Rose in 1999
- The Icknield Way Parish (includes Elmdon)
- The Elmdon Dial sundial
- The Elmdon Dial pub and restaurant website