Wimbish

This article is about the village. For the surname, see Wimbish (surname).

Wimbish is a small rural village and civil parish located 4 miles (6 km) south-east from Saffron Walden, in the Uttlesford district of Essex in the East of England.^[2] The first recorded mention of the village was in 1042, when it was referred to as Winebisc. It was subsequently referred to as Wimbeis in the Domesday Book.^[3] The village has its own non-denominational primary school (Wimbish Primary School) and a church (All Saints). The church tower was partly destroyed by lightning in 1756, and was rebuilt in brick but was later taken down again in 1883.

Wimbish
All Saints church, Wimbish
Wimbish Location within Essex
Population	1,629 (2011)[1]
Civil parish	Wimbish
District	Uttlesford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Saffron Walden
Postcode district	CB10
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Saffron Walden
List of places UK England Essex 52°00′N 0°19′E

Governance

Wimbish is part of the electoral ward called Wimbish and Debden.^[4] The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,407.^[5] Women in the ward had the third highest life expectancy at birth, 96.5 years, of any ward in England and Wales in 2016.^[6]

See also

• The Hundred Parishes