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In 1622, there were 71 houses between the two parishes of Great and Little Parndon, with most names attributed to Great Parndon, given that Little Parndon was small and sparsely populated. The population of Great Parndon rose slowly from 300 in 1801 to 534 in 1891, reaching 576 in 1921, falling to 504 in 1931, then rising to 684 in ...
Harlow is the home to a major collection of public sculptures (over 100 in total) by artists such as Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Gerda Rubinstein and Ralph Brown. Many of these are owned by the Harlow Art Trust, an organisation set up in 1953 by the lead architect of Harlow Frederick Gibberd.
The area of Little Parndon has a rich history dating back to the 1800s. More recently the area is most well known as the site of Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) which serves Harlow and the surrounding areas since the 1950s.
Little Parndon was relatively isolated until the 20th century, and depended for services and transport on neighbouring places. The Northern and Eastern railway from London, extended to Bishop's Stortford in 1842, passed through the northern tip of the parish, with a station at Burnt Mill, Netteswell.
Sir Edward Turnor or Turnour (1617 – 4 March 1676) of Little Parndon, Essex was a Speaker of the House of Commons of England. [1] Early life. Edward Turnor was son of Arthur Turnor of Little Parndon. Passing from John Roysse 's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School) in 1632 [2] [3] to Queen's College, Oxford.
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Church. Education. Charities for the Poor. Footnotes. GREAT PARNDON. Great Parndon lies on the western side of Harlow town. The ancient parish, comprising 2,232 a. (903 ha.), lay 35 km. NNE of London and 5 km. west of Harlow village. (fn. 1) A short branch of the river Stort formed its northern boundary with Hertfordshire.
57. LITTLE PARNDON. (B.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a) xli. N.W. (b) xli. S.W. (c) l. N.W.) Little Parndon is a small parish 3 m. W. of Harlow. Ecclesiastical. a (1). Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin . The Church, which has an apsidal chancel, was entirely re-built in the 19th century. It contains from the old church the following:—
