Walden Castle

Walden Castle was a medieval castle in , England, built during the Anarchy of the 12th century. Only the ruined core of the structure remains today.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: former medieval castle in Essex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Saffron Walden Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Museum
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is a local museum in , , England. Established in 1835 by the Saffron Walden Natural History Society, with collections assembled from 1832 by local benefactors including Jabez Gibson and Lord Braybrooke of , it was built as a purpose-designed museum, making it one of the oldest purpose-built museums in the United Kingdom.

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 660 feet southwest of Walden Castle.

Town hall
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is a municipal building in the Market Place, , , England. The structure, which is the headquarters of Saffron Walden Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. is situated 710 feet south of Walden Castle.

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 Walden Castle.

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 Walden Castle.

Walden Castle

Latitude
52.02555° or 52° 1′ 32″ north
Longitude
0.24195° or 0° 14′ 31″ east
Open location code
9F4226GR+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 630371620
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4185821
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Walden Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Walden gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Saffron Walden Castle”
  • Danish: “Walden Castle”
  • French: “château de Walden”
  • French: “Château de Walden”
  • German: “Walden Castle”
  • Persian: “والدن (دژ)”
  • Persian: “والدن”
  • Russian: “Замок Вальден”
  • Russian: “Замок Уолден”
  • Swedish: “Saffron Walden Castle”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Victory Public House and Saffron Walden Community Church.

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