Berden is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is situated approximately north from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire and north-west from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. The village has its own Parish Council.
The local church is St Nicholas Church. Berden Hall dates to the 1580s, although a manor and Berden Priory existed here in medieval times.
According to the 2001 census Berden had a population of 427.
Berden was part of Clavering hundred and is mentioned in the Domesday Book as a location with four villagers and five smallholders.