Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “clavering”
Introduction Simon Coxall, Archaeologist & Dig Director of the Clavering Castle project, looks at the excavations and what happens next. The digging phase at the castle neared completion in time for a community open day on Saturday 21st June 2025. Speaker Simon Coxall Simon is well known to our members and has contributed to the Saffron Walden Historical Journal He …
Account of the wartime experiences of Clavering people on the Home Front and in the King’s Forces.
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 …
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.
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
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
