Place:Ridgewell, Essex, England

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NameRidgewell
Alt namesRideuuellasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 104
Ridgwellsource: another spelling
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates52.0394°N 0.5321°E
Located inEssex, England
See alsoHalstead Rural, Essex, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
Braintree District, Essex, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Ridgewell is a village and civil parish in the Braintree District of Essex, England, about six miles from Haverhill on the main road between Haverhill and Braintree.

Its population was 503 in the 2001 UK census (in 216 households), increasing to 509 at the 2011 UK census. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. St. Laurence's Church dates from the 14th century and is a grade I listed building.

During the Second World War it was home to the USAAF 381st Bomb Group (H) and the 90 Squadron of the RAF who served out of Ridgewell airfield.

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