Radwinter is a village and civil parish on the B1053 road, in the Uttlesford district of the county of Essex, England.
[2] At re centre of the village is the 14th-century church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin,[3] and a primary school.
[4] The village has four outlying hamlets in the district of Uttlesford, between the market town of Saffron Walden (Essex) and Haverhill (Suffolk).
Of these around half are in roles evolving management, directors, senior officials, and other professional occupations.
Many of the old houses and cottages date back to the Tudor times, built from oak timbers from the surrounding woodland areas.
some of the buildings include The Old Dairy, The Old Bakehouse, The Old Brewery and Church Hill Cottages, all of which are protected by law.
[17] The Saint Mary the Virgin Church was first built in the 12th century from flint and white limestone with a roof made from tile and lead,[18] and has stood for around 700 years.
In 1850 the porch, door and West tower, including a spire were added and between 1868 and 1882 the church was renovated and enlarged by architect William Eden Nesfield.
Reverend John Frederick Walkinson Bullock undertook the restoration on his own initiative and mostly at his own expense.
The restoration included the rebuild of the chancel, south and north aisles, and the clerestory being remade from old materials.