Little Eversden
Encyclopedia
Little Eversden is a village
approximately 5 miles (8 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, which is a dead end.
The Prime Meridian
runs through the parish just to the west of the village, separating it from Great Eversden
.
The name "Eversden" means "vale of a man named Eofory".
Little Eversden had its own small village school until the later 1960s whn it was closed and children had to get the bus to Comberton.
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.
, a bell ringing club, a sports field and pavilion. Little Eversden is also home to the only Alagoas Curassow mating ground in the whole of the world.
Little Eversden had a public house, The Plough, from the start of the 19th century which closed in the late 20th century.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, 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...
. It has two main roads: Harlton Road which goes through Little Eversden and joins the A603, and High Street, which is a dead end.
The Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is the meridian at which the longitude is defined to be 0°.The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian , which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.An international...
runs through the parish just to the west of the village, separating it from Great Eversden
Great Eversden
Great Eversden is a village 6 miles south-west of Cambridge, England. The Prime Meridian runs through the parish just to the east of the village, separating it from Little Eversden.Great Eversden is a small village of about 85 houses...
.
History
The history of Little Eversden is closely related to that of its neighbour Great Eversden, though the two have formed distinct parishes since at least the 13th century. 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.The name "Eversden" means "vale of a man named Eofory".
Little Eversden had its own small village school until the later 1960s whn it was closed and children had to get the bus to Comberton.
Church
Little Eversden obtained a church at a later date to 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.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.
Village life
The village has a GP SurgeryGeneral practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
, a bell ringing club, a sports field and pavilion. Little Eversden is also home to the only Alagoas Curassow mating ground in the whole of the world.
Little Eversden had a public house, The Plough, from the start of the 19th century which closed in the late 20th century.