The country was hard-pressed to feed itself during the war, looking to the farmers to plough every last acre. Come harvest time, there was a shortage of labour.

Clavering Landscape History Group – CLAV 25 Project: ‘Clavering Castle – Evaluation by Excavation 2025’ If you are interested in taking part in this archaeological dig, which will run through the month of June, please contact mrsjacquelinecooper@gmail.com for more information. Castle Open Day Saturday 21st June 10am -4pm Clavering Castle and Churchyard Marking the end of the CLAV25 dig; guided

The last few household possessions had been securely lifted into Mr Horley’s van and my mother had gone back to the cottage to lock the front door. She tried the handle again to make sure it was locked then put the key in an envelope, together with a note for Charlie. She walked briskly to his door and pushed it underneath. Walking back past our cottage she took one last look through the front window, hesitated a little, then turned and walked quite quickly down the path to the removal van.

Today the “iconic” Fulbourn windmill is set to be restored to full working order after a charity stepped in to fund its repairs.

© David MelfordReprinted from: Saffron Walden Historical Journal No 2 Autumn 2001 Small parishes do not necessarily have brief histories. Strethall (600 acres, 11 houses – current population 22) is arguably the smallest parish in Essex but its origin can be traced back well before Domesday when the 10 hides of land sold by King Aethelred to Aelsinus, Abbot of

The Grove tennis club prides itself on being a friendly club and welcomes new members of all standards.

Elizabeth Pomfrett was born in Saffron Walden in 1742. On the 2 May 1774 she married John Mowl, a higler of Thriplow in Thriplow Church.

The final service at Langley Methodist Church on Sunday 18 July 2004 marked the end of over 142 years since the chapel was opened in 1862

The now considerable corpus of Essex historical literature and historiography is an important component of county tradition and its heritage. This brief survey of the Essex historians and their books is necessarily constrained by considerations of space and content.