Account of the wartime experiences of Clavering people on the Home Front and in the King’s Forces.
Saffron Walden Historical Journal No 50 Autumn 2025
Read about the various aspects of the active historical community in Saffron Walden & surrounding villages. The latest edition of the Saffron Walden Historical Journal (No 50 – Autumn 2025) is now on sale (£5) at the Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, Harts bookshop, the Town Museum and the Saffron Walden Historical Society. Articles in this issue include: Shelley Fausset …
Using Field Names to Reconstruct the Past: a study of Clavering
The study of place names requires a knowledge of ancient languages, which discourages contribution by the amateur. Not so with field names, for which the knowledge of local historians can provide vital clues to interpretation.
The Stone Coffin, the Lost Chapel and the Miracle of the Ring
This is the intriguing story of one of the Miracles associated with Edward the Confessor, the last of the Saxon kings, and of its connection to a long-forgotten chapel in the village of Clavering in NW Essex
Saffron Walden Historical Journal No 32 (Autumn 2016)
The Autumn 2016 issue of the Society’s journal (no 32) featured articles on: 1920-30s Hunger Marchers who came through the town and more