Sible Hedingham
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Sible Hedingham (/ˌsɪbəl ˈhɛdɪŋəm/ SIB-əl HED-ing-əm[2]) is a large village and civil parish in the Colne Valley in the Braintree District of Essex, in England. It has a population of 3,994 according to the 2011 census.[1] Sible Hedingham lies in the northern corner of Essex, close to both the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire borders. The village covers some 2,123 hectares (5,246 acres).
Sible Hedingham | |
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St Peter's Church | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 3,994 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL7734 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HALSTEAD |
Postcode district | CO9 |
Dialling code | 01787 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
51.9805°N 0.591°E / 51.9805; 0.591 |
The Domesday Book of 1086 lists the village together with Hedingham Castle amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod by the king.[3][4] The land included woodland for 70 pigs that was in total valued at £4.
A variation on the village name is "Hengham Sybyle".[5]
In 1863, Sible Hedingham was the site of one of the last 19th-century witchcraft accusations in England. The victim is now known as "Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham".
The village is twinned with the French commune of Choisy-au-Bac,[6] located in Picardy region, Oise department (c. 80 km north of Paris, near Compiègne).