Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden is a town near the M11 motorway, in the Uttlesford district of Essex.
| Saffron Walden | |
 St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden |
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| Population | 15,504 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TL541387 |
| District | Uttlesford |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SAFFRON WALDEN |
| Postcode district | CB10, CB11 |
| Dialling code | 01799 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Saffron Walden |
It is a market town 12 miles (19 km) north of Bishop's Stortford, 15 miles (24 km) south of Cambridge and 43 miles (69 km) north of London. It has a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period.
The population was 15,504 at the 2011 census.[1]
Saffron Walden Media
The remains of 12th-century Walden Castle
The market square in July 2012, with Saffron Walden Town Hall on the right
Castle Street contains many historic buildings
Unofficial Arms of Saffron Walden, from a 1916 emblazonment
Saffron Walden has the largest turf maze of its type in England
Bridge End Gardens, a group of seven interlinked 19th-century gardens
The entrance to the County High School
Audley End House in the United Kingdom.
Saffron Walden Museum, with a glacial erratic and stone coffins displayed in the grounds
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Town population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Civil Parish population 2011. Archived from jinga=7&b=11128136&c=Saffron+Walden&d=16&e=62&g=6426363&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1443348967706&enc=1 the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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