Maldon
Maldon
The town of Maldon, Essex, is located on the Blackwater River’s estuary and serves as the administrative centre of the Maldon District. It is also a starting point for navigation on both the Chelmer and the Blackwater Rivers. Archaeological evidence suggests that the area has been inhabited since at least Roman times.
The name Malldun was in use at the time of the Domesday Book and is thought to derive from ‘Maeldona’ (Old English) or mael and dun in Old Saxon, meaning a part in which metal has been mined. Coins found during excavations indicate that there were several Roman settlements within Maldon’s current boundaries
In 1699 John Ray wrote: ‘The towne extended only one street along Colne Rode (high Street) where I live. There are two good churches, and many good houses with their gardens’. The Parish church of St Peter and St Pauls Church dates back to c.1180, while the oldest Baptist Church in Britain, founded under Oliver Cromwell, is also located in Maldon.
Created: 27 October 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Maldon
Local History around Maldon
There are some historic monuments around including:
World War II minefield control tower 940m and pillbox 980m south east of Holliwell FarmAtomic Weapons Research Establishment Foulness Island, 1947 Explosives Storage AreaCrop mark site SW of OldmoorEarthworks in and E of Pandole WoodSlight univallate hillfort south of End Way FarmMud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle).Wildlife in and Around Maldon
Mammals found in Maldon
There have been 24 species of mammals recorded in the maldon area.
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
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Birds found in Maldon
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the maldon area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Brant (Branta bernicla subsp. nigricans) |
| Broad-Billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) |
| Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) |
