Little Yeldham
| Little Yeldham | |
|---|---|
 St. John the Baptist church, Little Yeldham | |
  Little Yeldham Location within Essex | |
| Population | 355 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | TL775395 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Halstead |
| Postcode district | CO9 |
| Dialling code | 01787 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Little Yeldham is a small village in north west Essex, approximately one mile north east of Great Yeldham.
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 records Yeldham (now Great Yeldham and Little Yeldham) as being in the hundred of Hinckford and having a population of 40 households. The settlement is listed under four owners: Count Eustace (of Boulogne), Count Alan (of Brittany), Richard son of (Count) Gilbert and Ranulf brother of Ilger.[1]
In 1818 the population was 221 with a Sunday School attendance of 56 children. By 1833 the population was 371 with a Sunday School attendance of 71 (31 males, 40 females).[2][3]
Buildings
St John the Baptist church stands on the east side of the village. The walls are of flint and pebble rubble and the roofs are tiled. The nave of the church was probably built in the 12th or 13th century, but the west wall was rebuilt in the 19th century. The chancel was rebuilt in the 15th century. There are two bells said to be by Miles Graye, 1674.[4]
References
- ^ "[Great and Little] Yeldham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ House of Commons papers, Volume 41. Abstract of Education Returns 1833
- ^ Digest of Parochial Returns. Select Committee on Education of the Poor, 1818
- ^ "An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2023.