Manuden is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in Essex

Essex

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, England

England

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. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of 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...

, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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 and is 33 km (20.5 mi) northwest of the county town of Chelmsford

Chelmsford

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. The village is in the district of Uttlesford

Uttlesford

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 and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The village has its own Parish Council.

Part of Manuden is designated as a conservation area

Conservation area

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, with several listed buildings in and around the village.

The local church is St Mary the Virgin. A tablet in the church commemorates William Wade who spent his retirement at Battles Hall in Manuden and is buried at the church.

There is a primary school in the village.. In 2010, Manuden County Primary School topped the league table for English schools at KS2 with all pupils attaining level 5 in both English and maths.

There are several active village organisations, including a local history society, junior football club and a cricket club.

Manuden is mentioned in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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 as one of the settlements within Clavering hundred

Clavering hundred

Clavering hundred was a hundred – or geographical subdivision – comprising parishes and settlements in Essex and Norfolk. Hundreds were divisions of areas of land within shires or counties for administrative and judicial purposes – and for the collection of taxes.In the Domesday Book of 1086, there...

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