Asheldham
St. Lawrence's church, Asheldham
Asheldham is located in Essex
Asheldham
Asheldham
Location within Essex
Population142 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL969011
Civil parish
  • Asheldham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHMINSTER
Postcode districtCM0
Dialling code01621
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51°40′27″N 0°50′47″E / 51.6742°N 0.8464°E / 51.6742; 0.8464

Asheldham is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) southeast of Maldon and is 26 km (16 mi) east-southeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Maldon and the parliamentary constituency of Maldon & East Chelmsford. The village is part of the combined Asheldham and Dengie Parish Council.[2]

It is on the Dengie peninsula, and is about 12 miles by road from Maldon. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 150, reducing to 142 at the Census 2011.[1] The former parish church, dedicated to St Lawrence became redundant in May 1973 and was converted into use as a youth church and residential centre for the Chelmsford Diocese.[3][4] With a chancel, nave and tower dating from the 1300s, it is a Grade II listed building.[5]

A Ham class minesweeper, HMS Asheldham, launched in September 1953 was named after the hamlet.

Archeological excavations into Romano-British field systems, Anglo-Saxon graves and medieval buildings have taken place in the village.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Parish Council Contacts". www.maldon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
  3. ^ "St Lawrence, Asheldham Church, Essex". www.essexchurches.info. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ "ESSEX CHURCHES". www.simonknott.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ "ASHELDHAM YOUTH CHURCH CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, Asheldham - 1110970 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  6. ^ Baker, John T. (2006). Cultural Transition in the Chilterns and Essex Region, 350 AD to 650 AD. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-902806-53-2.
  7. ^ Hallam, H. E.; Thirsk, Joan (8 December 1988). The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 2, 1042-1350. Cambridge University Press. p. 917. ISBN 978-0-521-20073-8.
  8. ^ Oosthuizen, Susan (2006). Landscapes Decoded: The Origins and Development of Cambridgeshire's Medieval Fields. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-902806-58-7.
  9. ^ Rippon, Stephen (27 November 2008). Beyond the Medieval Village: The Diversification of Landscape Character in Southern Britain. OUP Oxford. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-19-920382-6.

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