Little Walden is a small settlement in the Uttlesford

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, in the English county 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...

. It lies about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the market town

Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

 of Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden is a medium-sized market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is located north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and approx north of London...

 and is 12 miles (19.3 km) from 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...

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The church, St.John's

John the Apostle

John the Apostle, John the Apostle, John the Apostle, (Aramaic Yoħanna, (c. 6 - c. 100) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles...

is a "remnant of Victorian concern for the spiritual welfare of the very poor labourers who lived here then".
The Crown Inn public house

Public house

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 is situated on a bend in the B1052 road which runs through the village. Chesterford Research Park is 0.84 miles (1.4 km) to the north west.

History

In Little Walden parish are the remains of a banked enclosure which may date from the Iron Age

Iron Age

The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...

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A World War II airfield to the north, RAF Little Walden

RAF Little Walden

RAF Station Little Walden is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately north-northeast of Saffron Walden; about north-northeast of London...

, closed in 1958.

Transport

A bus service between Linton

Linton, Cambridgeshire

Linton is a village in rural Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Essex. It has been expanded much since the 1960s and is now one of many dormitory villages around Cambridge. The railway station was on the Stour Valley Railway between Cambridge and Colchester, now closed. The Rivey Hill...

 and Saffron Walden calls at Little Walden (Tuesdays only).

The nearest railway station is Great Chesterford

Great Chesterford railway station

Great Chesterford railway station serves the village of Great Chesterford in Essex.-External links:...

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External links

• St John's Little Walden - dates and times of services.