- Quendon
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Quendon
latitude= 51.95239
longitude= 0.20169population = 450
civil_parish=Quendon and Rickling
shire_district=Uttlesford
shire_county =Essex
region= East of Englandconstituency_westminster= Saffron Walden
post_town=Saffron Walden
postcode_district = CB11
postcode_area=CB
dial_code= 01799
os_grid_reference= TL514305Quendon is a
linear village in the English county ofEssex .Quendon is located on the B1383 (formerly the A11 trunk road) between
Saffron Walden andBishop's Stortford . Its road lost trunk road status due to the opening of the parallelM11 motorway .Quendon is part of
Quendon and Rickling civil parish and the district ofUttlesford .The first mention of a postal service in the village was in 1793 and Quendon had a
Penny Post service from 1813. The village post office closed in February 2008.Notable residents
The diarist and writer
William Winstanley lived in the village in the 17th century, in aTudor farmhouse called "Berries". Under the pseudonym Poor Robin Goodfellow, he wrote about the joys of celebratingChristmas . This helped to restore the custom of such celebrations after a period when they had been banned by thePuritan s. ["William Winstanley: The Man Who Saved Christmas", by Alison Barnes, Poppyland, 2007, ISBN 978-0946148820.]References
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