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| Peldon | |
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.jpg) St Mary's Church, Peldon | |
  Peldon Location within Essex | |
| Population | 559 (2011 Census) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode district | CO5 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Peldon is a village and civil parish in the Colchester borough of Essex, England. With Salcott, Virley, Great Wigborough and Little Wigborough, it forms part of the Winstred Hundred parish council.[1] Nearby villages include Langenhoe. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and is a Grade I listed building.[2] The population of the parish as of the 2011 census is 559.[3]
In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Peldon as:
"Peldon, a parish and a sub-district in Lexden district, Essex. The parish lies near Mersea Island, 4½ miles S W of Wivenhoe r. station, and 5½ S by W of Colchester; and has a post-office under Colchester. Acres, 2,186. Real property, £3,591. Pop., 501. Houses, 106 The property is much subdivided."[4]
- ^ "Home". winstred100.org.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1224702)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales description of Peldon". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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