Peldon
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.2|20th-century map of Peldon Peldon is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parishes of Great and Little Wigborough, Salcott, and Virley, called the Winstred Hundred parish council. Nearby villages include Langenhoe. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and is a Grade I listed building. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 568.
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Place details
- Locality
- Colchester
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 559
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.static_image_name
- St. Marys Church, Peldon (geograph 3421363).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mary's Church, Peldon
- UK place.population
- 568
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Peldon
- UK place.shire_district
- Colchester
- UK place.shire_county
- Essex
- UK place.post_town
- Colchester
- UK place.postcode_area
- CO
- UK place.postcode_district
- CO5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Colchester
- Population
- +559
- Image
- St. Marys Church, Peldon (geograph 3421363).jpg
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- P8168
- George S. Wise
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Church
- Notable people
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.2|20th-century map of Peldon Peldon is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parishes of Great and Little Wigborough, Salcott, and Virley, called the Winstred Hundred parish council. Nearby villages include Langenhoe. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and is a Grade I listed building. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 568.
== History == thumb|upright=1.3|The Peldon Rose inn During the Iron Age and Roman periods the marshes around Peldon were home to a thriving salt-production industry, and red hills created by this process can be found around the village. Peldon was originally around 2,200 acres of land, equating to approximately 8.9 square kilometres. The manor of Peldon (as opposed to the village) is said to have been established by William the Conqueror in 1086 and was passed on to Sir Thomas Darcy by King Henry VIII. The land was later owned by various local families.