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Recorders of Uttlesford History

The RUH is a network of Local History Recorders and other historians which covers most of the towns and villages of NW Essex. They offer an excellent website packed with historical articles, and includes further links to local history societies.

Link Name: RUH Website
Website URL: http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/

The History and Architecture of Number 1 Myddylton Place, Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden's Youth Hostel stood on the corner of Myddylton Place and Bridge Street, once the main trading route and busy thoroughfare leading from London to Cambridge.
‘Establishments for Young Ladies’ Private Boarding Schools for Females c.1791-1861 with emphasis on Saffron Walden Ladies’ Schools
After 1779 many private schools sprang up to cater for the needs of those who were not only dissatisfied with the old- fashioned, grammar schools for their sons, but also wanted education for their girls.
Churches of North-West Essex
In 1973 the National Association of Decorative & Fine Art Societies or NADFAS (Now known as The Arts Society) set up an ambitious project to record all the features of churches, including names of artists, manufacturers, donors and those commemorated.
Some Stately Homes of North-West Essex
The manor and estates of Little Easton were held in the Middle Ages by the Bourchiers, Earls of Essex 1356 – 1540. In 1582 the Manor of Easton, with its estates, was gifted by Queen Elizabeth I to Henry Maynard in recognition of his long service as Private Secretary to Lord Burleigh, the Queen’s Treasurer and Lord Chancellor.
Wombwell’s Menagerie
George Wombwell was one of nine children of John Wombwell and Sarah Rogers. George was born on 24 December 1777 in Duddenhoe End in N.W.

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