Wimbish

Wimbish is a small rural village and civil parish located 4 miles south-east from , in the Uttlesford district of in the .
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  • Type: Locality with 1,480 residents
  • Description: village in Essex, England, UK
  • Also known as: Gwimbach”, “Wenbech”, “Wimbeis”, “Wimbish, Essex”, “Winbeche”, “Winebisc”, and “Wymbyshe

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James‘ Church and Carver Barracks.

Church
is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wimbish.

Military installation
is a British Army base on the former site of RAF Debden, approximately 1 mile north of the village of , in . The nearest town is . It is occupied by explosive ordnance disposal & search regiments of the Royal Engineers. is situated 2 miles southwest of Wimbish.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saffron Walden and Camps End.

is a market town in , East Anglia. It's 15 miles south of Cambridge and 46 miles north of London so it's commuterland for both, and in 2021 had a population of 16,600.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of , England. is situated 3½ miles north of Wimbish.

is a town in the countryside. Despite its small feel and rural character, the town and its surrounding villages are bursting with culture.

Wimbish

Latitude
52.00615° or 52° 0′ 22″ north
Longitude
0.3206° or 0° 19′ 14″ east
Population
1,480
Elevation
328 feet (100 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WBH
Open location code
9F42284C+F6
Geo­Names ID
2633867
Wiki­data ID
Q2196506
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Wimbish” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Wimbish
  • Chinese: Wimbish
  • Dutch: Wimbish
  • French: Wimbish
  • Irish: Wimbish
  • Italian: Wimbish
  • Ladin: Wimbish
  • Latin: Wimbis
  • Min Nan Chinese: Wimbish
  • Persian: ویمبیش
  • Polish: Wimbish
  • Swedish: Wimbish (parish i Storbritannien)
  • Swedish: Wimbish
  • Welsh: Wimbish

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saffron Walden Community Hospital and Walden Castle.

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