Little Parndon

Little Parndon
St Mary's Church
Little Parndon
Location within Essex
District
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Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Little Parndon or Little Parringdon is a suburb of Harlow, in the county of Essex, England. It has a church called St Mary's Church which is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

The name "Parndon" means 'Hill growing with pear trees'.[2] Parndon was recorded in the Domesday Book as Perenduna/Perendinduna.[3] Little Parndon was in Harlow hundred.[4] In 1894 Little Parndon became part of Epping Rural District, on 1 April 1946 the parish was abolished and merged with Netteswell.[5] At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Little Parndon had a population of 128.[6] The parish had an exclave, the southerly part of the former parish became part of North Weald Bassett in 1946.[7] In 1955 Little Parndon became part of Harlow parish and Harlow Urban District. Little Parndon was a ward, in 1961 the ward had a population of 6012.[8] In 1974 Little Parndon became part of Harlow non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of Essex. No successor parish was created for the former urban district and so it became unparished.

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1111721)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Great and Little Parndon Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Essex L-O". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Little Parndon". GENUKI. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Little Parndon (Parish) through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Population statistics Little Parndon through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Parishes: Little Parndon". British History Online. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Population statistics Little Parndon Local Government Ward". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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