Little Walden

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|official_name = Little Walden

|coordinates = {{coord|52.050900|0.252650|display=inline,title}}

|civil_parish = Saffron Walden

|shire_district = Uttlesford

|shire_county = Essex

|region = East of England

|constituency_westminster = North West Essex

|post_town = Saffron Walden

|postcode_district = CB10

|postcode_area = CB

|dial_code = 01799

|os_grid_reference=

|static_image=St John's church, Little Walden - geograph.org.uk - 3494466.jpg

|static_image_caption=St John's Church

}}

Little Walden is a village in the civil parish of Saffron Walden, in the Uttlesford district, in the county of Essex, England. It lies about {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} north of the market town of Saffron Walden and is {{convert|12|mi|km}} from Cambridge.

The church, St.John's

{{Cite web|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/little-walden-st-john/|title = Little Walden: St John}} is a "remnant of Victorian concern for the spiritual welfare of the very poor labourers who lived here then".{{Cite web|url=http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/littlewalden/littlewaldenhistory.html|title = Local History of Little Walden in Essex}}

The Crown Inn public house{{cite web |url=http://www.thecrownlittlewalden.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=thecrownlittlewalden.co.uk}} is situated on a bend in the B1052 road which runs through the village.{{cite web |url=http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/little-walden.asp |title=Little Walden, Essex Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com |accessdate=2010-06-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203021118/http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/little-walden.asp |archivedate=2010-12-03 }} Chesterford Research Park{{cite web |url=http://www.chesterfordresearchpark.com/ |title=Home |website=chesterfordresearchpark.com}} is {{convert|0.84|mi|km}} to the north west.

History

In Little Walden parish are the remains of a banked enclosure which may date from the Iron Age.{{cite web |url=http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/saffronwalden/history.html |title=Saffron Walden Town Council Official Guide |accessdate=2010-07-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204195242/http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/saffronwalden/history.html |archivedate=2011-02-04 }}

A World War II airfield to the north, RAF Little Walden, closed in 1958.

Transport

A bus service between Linton and Saffron Walden calls at Little Walden (Tuesdays only).{{cite web |url=http://www.viceroycoaches.co.uk/services.cfm |title=Viceroy of Essex Ltd |accessdate=2010-08-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130094809/http://www.viceroycoaches.co.uk/services.cfm |archivedate=2010-01-30 }}

The nearest railway station is Great Chesterford.

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