Sible Hedingham

Sible Hedingham (/ˌsɪbəl ˈhɛdɪŋəm/ SIB-əl HED-ing-əm) is a large village and civil parish in the Colne Valley in the Braintree District of Essex, in England. It has a population of 3,994 according to the 2011 census. Sible Hedingham lies in the northern corner of Essex, close to both the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire borders. The village covers some 2,123 hectares (5,246 acres).

Sible Hedingham
St Peter's Church
Sible Hedingham
Location within Essex
Population3,994 (2011)
OS grid referenceTL7734
Civil parish
  • Sible Hedingham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHALSTEAD
Postcode districtCO9
Dialling code01787
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

The Domesday Book of 1086 lists the village together with Hedingham Castle amongst the lands given to Roger Bigod by the king. The land included woodland for 70 pigs that was in total valued at £4.

A variation on the village name is "Hengham Sybyle".

In 1863, Sible Hedingham was the site of one of the last 19th-century witchcraft accusations in England. The victim is now known as "Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham".

The village is twinned with the French commune of Choisy-au-Bac, located in Picardy region, Oise department (c. 80 km north of Paris, near Compiègne).

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