Little Eversden is a village approximately south-west of
Cambridge
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,
England
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. It has two main roads: Harlton Road which goes through Little Eversden and joins the
A603, and High Street.
The
Prime Meridian
A prime meridian is an arbitrary meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. Together, a prime meridian and its anti-meridian (the 180th meridian in a 360°-system) form a great ...
runs through the parish just to the west of the village, separating it from
Great Eversden
Great Eversden is a village 6 miles south-west of Cambridge, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 241. The Prime Meridian runs through the parish just to the east of the village, separating it from Little Eversden. ...
.
History
The history of Little Eversden is closely related to that of its neighbour Great Eversden, though the two have formed distinct ecclesiastical parishes since at least the 13th century but one unified administrative parish from 1249 for 700 years. The parish of Little Eversden, covering 790 acres, lies between the Bourn Brook to the north and Mare Way, the ancient ridgeway, to the south. The south-east border is largely formed by the Roman road from Cambridge to Arrington Bridge.
Little Eversden had its own small village school until July 1968 when it was closed and the building is now the office of a company.
Church
![Little Eversden, St Helen - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Little_Eversden%2C_St_Helen_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3286.jpg)
Little Eversden obtained a church at a later date than Great Eversden and the two presumably shared a church for a period until the first church was built in the 13th century. No part of the original church survives.
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Little Eversden's present parish church has been dedicated to St Helen since at least the 14th century. The present building consists of a chancel, nave with north porch, and west tower, with the earliest parts dating from the 14th century when the nave and chancel were rebuilt. The restored font dates from the 13th century. The bells were restored in 2007 and two added making a ring of six.][
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Village life
The village has a GP Surgery
Ambulatory care or outpatient care is medical care provided on an outpatient basis, including diagnosis, observation, consultation, treatment, intervention, and rehabilitation services. This care can include advanced medical technology and proced ...
, a sports field and a pavilion.
Little Eversden had a public house, The Plough, from the start of the 19th century though it closed in the middle 20th century.[
]
References
External links
Village website
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Villages in Cambridgeshire
Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire District