Essex
Uttlesford District
Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden Museum

Saffron Walden Museum is a local museum in , , east England. The museum is one of the oldest purpose-built museums in the United Kingdom.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Essex, United Kingdom
  • Address: Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1JL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Walden Castle and St Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden.

Ruins
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was a medieval castle in , England, built during the Anarchy of the 12th century. Only the ruined core of the structure remains today.

Church
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St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of , . It is the largest non-cathedral church in Essex with an overall length of 183 feet and a spire 193 feet high, which is the tallest in Essex. is situated 470 feet southwest of Saffron Walden Museum.

Garden
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is a group of linked ornamental gardens in , Essex, England. The gardens are listed Grade II* on the Register of Parks and Gardens. They are located off Castle Street, close to the . Features include a maze. is situated 650 feet northwest of Saffron Walden Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saffron Walden and Little Walden.

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is a market town in , East Anglia. It's 15 miles south of Cambridge and 46 miles north of London so it's commuterland for both, and in 2021 had a population of 16,600.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of , in the Uttlesford district, in the county of , England. It lies about 3 miles north of the market town of Saffron Walden and is 12 miles from . is situated 2 miles north of Saffron Walden Museum.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of , in the . Close to the border, it is built principally along a single sunken lane to the east of a chalk stream tributary of the or Granta and is located 3⁄4 mile southeast of and some 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Saffron Walden Museum.

Saffron Walden Museum

Latitude
52.02559° or 52° 1′ 32″ north
Longitude
0.24089° or 0° 14′ 27″ east
Elevation
217 feet (66 metres)
Open location code
9F4226GR+69
Open­Street­Map ID
way 630371604
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11836312
Wiki­data ID
Q992960
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Saffron Walden Museum” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Crocus Fields and Saffron View.

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