Ridgewell

This is about the English village, for the Tintin character see Ridgewell

Coordinates: 52°02′21″N 0°31′28″E / 52.0391°N 0.5244°E / 52.0391; 0.5244

Ridgewell
Ridgewell  Ridgewell shown within Essex
Population	503
OS grid reference	TL732408
Civil parish	Ridgewell
District	Braintree
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HALSTEAD
Postcode district	CO9
Dialling code	01440
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Saffron Walden
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Ridgewell is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England, about six miles from Haverhill on the main road between Haverhill and Braintree.

Its population was 503 in the 2001 census (in 216 households) with the mean age being 41.35 years^[1]

It has a village shop, primary school, and two pubs: The White Horse and The King's Head.

It was mentioned in the Domesday Book.

During World War II it was home to the USAAF 381st Bomb Group (H) and 90 Squadron, RAF who served out of Ridgewell airfield.

References

1. ^ "Neighbour Statistics". National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/. Retrieved 26 July 2006. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ridgewell

• Ridgewell Village Website
• Ridgewell Primary School

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