Great Parndon
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Great Parndon was a civil parish in Essex
, England, that has been absorbed by the new town of Harlow
and is now an electoral ward.
It had a recorded population of 18 people in 1086, rising to 41 by 1524-25. In 1622, there were 71 houses between the two parishes of Great and Little Parndon, with most names attributed to Great Parndon, given that Little Parndon was small and sparsely populated. The population of Great Parndon rose slowly from 300 in 1801 to 534 in 1891, reaching 576 in 1921, falling to 504 in 1931, then rising to 684 in 1951, by which time the building of Harlow town had begun.
It formed an ancient parish in the Harlow hundred of Essex. It was part of the Epping Poor Law
Union and was within the Epping rural sanitary district. In 1894 it became part of Epping Rural District
. In 1934 it gained a small part of the parish of Eastwick, Hertfordshire.
The civil parish of Great Parndon was abolished in 1955. It was mostly incorporated in the new parish and urban district of Harlow
, while small areas in the south-east and south-west were transferred to Roydon
, Epping Upland
, and North Weald Bassett
.
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...
, England, that has been absorbed by the new town of Harlow
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
and is now an electoral ward.
It had a recorded population of 18 people in 1086, rising to 41 by 1524-25. In 1622, there were 71 houses between the two parishes of Great and Little Parndon, with most names attributed to Great Parndon, given that Little Parndon was small and sparsely populated. The population of Great Parndon rose slowly from 300 in 1801 to 534 in 1891, reaching 576 in 1921, falling to 504 in 1931, then rising to 684 in 1951, by which time the building of Harlow town had begun.
It formed an ancient parish in the Harlow hundred of Essex. It was part of the Epping Poor Law
Poor Law
The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief which existed in England and Wales that developed out of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws before being codified in 1587–98...
Union and was within the Epping rural sanitary district. In 1894 it became part of Epping Rural District
Epping Rural District
Epping was, from 1894 to 1955, a rural district in the administrative county of Essex, England.-Formation and boundary changes:The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Epping Rural Sanitary District...
. In 1934 it gained a small part of the parish of Eastwick, Hertfordshire.
The civil parish of Great Parndon was abolished in 1955. It was mostly incorporated in the new parish and urban district of Harlow
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
, while small areas in the south-east and south-west were transferred to Roydon
Roydon, Essex
Roydon is a small village located in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 1.5 miles west of Harlow, 3.5 miles east of Hoddesdon and 4.6 miles north-west of Epping....
, Epping Upland
Epping Upland
Epping Upland is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district, in the county of Essex, England. Epping Upland has a church called Church of All Saints...
, and North Weald Bassett
North Weald Bassett
North Weald Bassett is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located east of Epping, south-east of Chipping Ongar and south of Harlow....
.