Thaxted

Thaxted is a town in the countryside. Despite its small feel and rural character, the town and its surrounding villages are bursting with culture.
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  • Type: Village with 2,540 residents
  • Description: town in Essex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Tachesteda” and “Thaxted, Essex”

Places of Interest

Highlights: John Webb’s Mill, Thaxted and Horham Hall.

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John Webb’s or Lowe’s Mill is a Grade II* listed tower…

Building
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may refer to the timber-framed late…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cutlers Green and Richmond’s Green.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish…

Hamlet
Richmond's Green or Richmonds Green is a hamlet in the…

Hamlet
Photo: David Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Chaureth Green is a hamlet in the… is situated 2½ miles west of Thaxted.

Thaxted

Latitude
51.9547° or 51° 57′ 17″ north
Longitude
0.3443° or 0° 20′ 40″ east
Population
2,540
Elevation
282 feet (86 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB TXD
Open location code
9F32X83V+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 260376322
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2636047
Wiki­data ID
Q2283481
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Thaxted” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Thaxted”
  • Asturian: “Thaxted”
  • Basque: “Thaxted”
  • Cebuano: “Thaxted”
  • Chinese: “薩克斯泰德”
  • Dutch: “Thaxted”
  • French: “Thaxted”
  • German: “Thaxted”
  • Greek: “Θάξτεντ”
  • Irish: “Thaxted”
  • Italian: “Thaxted”
  • Japanese: “サクステッド”
  • Ladin: “Thaxted”
  • Latin: “Thacsted Burgus”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Thaxted”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thaxted”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thaxted”
  • Persian: “تاکستد”
  • Polish: “Thaxted”
  • Romanian: “Thaxted”
  • Russian: “Такстед”
  • Scots: “Thaxted”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تاکستد”
  • Spanish: “Thaxted”
  • Swedish: “Thaxted”
  • Turkish: “Thaxted”
  • Volapük: “Thaxted”
  • Welsh: “Thaxted”
  • “Thaxted”

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