Berden is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. Berden village is approximately north from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and north-west from the county town of Chelmsford. Berden parish, with its own parish council, is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. According to the 2001 census Berden had a population of 427, increasing to 465 at the census 2011. Berden was part of Clavering hundred and is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a location with four villagers and five smallholders. St Nicholas' Church The parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas. Berden Hall dates to the 1580s, although a manor and Berden Priory existed in Berden in medieval times. See also The Hundred Parishes References External links Berden village web site "Berden", Recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk Villages in Essex Civil parishes in Essex Uttlesford