Great Yeldham
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Great Yeldham is a village in north Essex, England, about Script error: No such module "convert". from the Suffolk border. It is situated along the main A1017 road (formerly A604) between Braintree and Haverhill.
History
Great Yeldham contains the Great Oak, an old preserved oak tree in the centre of the village, which is claimed to have been recorded in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book of 1086.
In 1967, Great Yeldham elected a Communist councillor, June Cohen, to the surprise of many in the area.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Geography
The village is where the infant River Colne is joined by a stream from near Stambourne and another that has flowed via Toppesfield. The river flows through Colchester on its 39-mile journey to the North Sea.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, Great Yeldham was home to the Whitlock Bros., an agricultural equipment manufacturer. In 1972, Whitlock Bros. was taken over by Hymac and production subsequently moved to Rhymney in South Wales; the plant closed, resulting in many job losses.
The land around Great Yeldham is used principally for arable farming and some livestock rearing. From the early 1950s until the mid-1980s, it was also known for Lark Hill Farm, its apple and strawberry farm.
Transport
Until 1962, it was served for passenger traffic by Yeldham railway station on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway line between Chappel and Wakes Colne and Haverhill.[1] The line crossed Station Road at a level crossing, which has since been renamed Toppesfield Road.
References
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External links
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- St Andrew's Primary School website
- Website for St Andrew’s Church, part of the Upper Colne Valley Parishes
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