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Ashdon is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is about 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Saffron Walden and 23 miles (37 km) northwest from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. It has its own Parish Council. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 900.
The village is approximately 4 miles (6 km) northeast of the nearest town, Saffron Walden. It is on the River Bourn, a tributary to the River Granta, a tributary to the River Cam. The village is close to the Essex/Cambridgeshire county border.
Apart from Ashdon village, the parish also includes Steventon End (52°03′47″N 0°19′55″E / 52.06306°N 0.33194°E) and Church End (52°03′01″N 0°18′10″E / 52.05028°N 0.30278°E).
The River Bourn has caused much flooding in recent years to the village of Ashdon in 2000 and 2001 saw heavy winds and rain flood it immensely. On 14 June 2007 the village fell victim to flash flooding when a month's rain fell in an hour causing heavy flooding. Historically, one tenth of Ashdon parish was woodland. In 2018 work on the fitness equipment was completed.
At the time of Domesday Book Ashdon was a settlement known as Ascenduna in the ancient hundred of Freshwell.
A notable archaeological find associated with the parish is the Ashdon Hoard , a collection of 71 Viking Age silver pennies dated to around 895 . The hoard includes coins of Alfred the Great, Guthrum, Guthred, Charles the Bald and Odo of France , alongside numerous pieces of uncertain mint, and provides important evidence for a late ninth-century bullion economy in East Anglia. It was discovered in 1984 by metal detectorist Bob Spall in woodland near Steventon End , where many of the coins were recovered in fragmentary condition and later reconstructed. Most of the hoard is now held by the Fitzwilliam Museum, with additional coins in the British Museum and the Saffron Walden Museum.
Ashdon has been cited as a potential location [note 1] for a significant battle in 1016, known as the Battle of Assundun. This was a key milestone in the creation of a united England, whereby the Danish King Canute (or Cnut) defeated the English King Edmund II. After the battle King Edmund II ceded England (except Wessex) to Canute. During the summer and autumn of 2016 the Ashdon and Hadstock Millennium Group organised events to mark the event. On 10 September 2016 Waltons Park hosted a re-enactment of the battle which was organised by Ashdon Parish Council, Hadstock village and Saffron Walden Museum, and involved 80 actors In addition to the battle, former archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams came to Hadstock church to deliver a commemorative service.
The village is split between the valley settlement and (the) Church End which contains the Guildhall. Originally built on the hill the villagers migrated down the hill to escape the Black Death during the 13th and 14th centuries.
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Ashdon
Ashdon is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is about 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Saffron Walden and 23 miles (37 km) northwest from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. It has its own Parish Council. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 900.
The village is approximately 4 miles (6 km) northeast of the nearest town, Saffron Walden. It is on the River Bourn, a tributary to the River Granta, a tributary to the River Cam. The village is close to the Essex/Cambridgeshire county border.
Apart from Ashdon village, the parish also includes Steventon End (52°03′47″N 0°19′55″E / 52.06306°N 0.33194°E) and Church End (52°03′01″N 0°18′10″E / 52.05028°N 0.30278°E).
The River Bourn has caused much flooding in recent years to the village of Ashdon in 2000 and 2001 saw heavy winds and rain flood it immensely. On 14 June 2007 the village fell victim to flash flooding when a month's rain fell in an hour causing heavy flooding. Historically, one tenth of Ashdon parish was woodland. In 2018 work on the fitness equipment was completed.
At the time of Domesday Book Ashdon was a settlement known as Ascenduna in the ancient hundred of Freshwell.
A notable archaeological find associated with the parish is the Ashdon Hoard , a collection of 71 Viking Age silver pennies dated to around 895 . The hoard includes coins of Alfred the Great, Guthrum, Guthred, Charles the Bald and Odo of France , alongside numerous pieces of uncertain mint, and provides important evidence for a late ninth-century bullion economy in East Anglia. It was discovered in 1984 by metal detectorist Bob Spall in woodland near Steventon End , where many of the coins were recovered in fragmentary condition and later reconstructed. Most of the hoard is now held by the Fitzwilliam Museum, with additional coins in the British Museum and the Saffron Walden Museum.
Ashdon has been cited as a potential location [note 1] for a significant battle in 1016, known as the Battle of Assundun. This was a key milestone in the creation of a united England, whereby the Danish King Canute (or Cnut) defeated the English King Edmund II. After the battle King Edmund II ceded England (except Wessex) to Canute. During the summer and autumn of 2016 the Ashdon and Hadstock Millennium Group organised events to mark the event. On 10 September 2016 Waltons Park hosted a re-enactment of the battle which was organised by Ashdon Parish Council, Hadstock village and Saffron Walden Museum, and involved 80 actors In addition to the battle, former archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams came to Hadstock church to deliver a commemorative service.
The village is split between the valley settlement and (the) Church End which contains the Guildhall. Originally built on the hill the villagers migrated down the hill to escape the Black Death during the 13th and 14th centuries.
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