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Manuden
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<p>Manuden is a village and <a href="/facts/Civil_parishes_in_England/4GuHX8Wm">civil parish</a> in the <a href="/facts/Uttlesford/59lFqNFP">Uttlesford</a> district of <a href="/facts/Essex/cuUqAlzH">Essex</a>, England. It is located around 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) north of <a href="/facts/Bishop%27s_Stortford/8XcukUw9">Bishop's Stortford</a>, in the neighbouring county of <a href="/facts/Hertfordshire/TcBlCoSp">Hertfordshire</a>, and around 8 miles (13 km) south-west of <a href="/facts/Saffron_Walden/28CJb5gw">Saffron Walden</a>. The village has its own <a href="/facts/Parish_councils_in_England/4ahPFVmA">parish council</a>. </p><p>Manuden is mentioned in the <a href="/facts/Domesday_Book/zTlp51pg">Domesday Book</a> of 1086 as one of the settlements within <a href="/facts/Clavering_hundred/1b3Dea6R">Clavering hundred</a>. </p><p>Part of Manuden is designated as a <a href="/facts/Conservation_area/c4oaz4En">conservation area</a>, with several <a href="/facts/Listed_buildings/PPx6CnfU">listed buildings</a> in and around the village. </p><p>The local church is St Mary the Virgin. A tablet within the church commemorates the <a href="/facts/Jacobean_era/uqqsjNN8">Jacobean</a> statesman and diplomat <a href="/facts/William_Wade_(English_politician)/PQFsg0g7">William Wade</a>, who spent his retirement at Battles Hall in the village, and is buried in the church. </p><p>There is a <a href="/facts/Primary_school/cIoH1x09">primary school</a> in the village. In 2010, Manuden County Primary School topped the league table for English schools at KS2 with all pupils attaining level 5 in both English and maths. </p><p>There are several active village organisations, including a local history society, junior football club and a cricket club. </p>