Sawbridgeworth
Sawbridgeworth
The town of Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire is a historic town with a long and rich history.
The town is situated on the River Lea, and was once an important river crossing point and has a number of interesting landmarks, including the Grade I listed St Mary’s Church and the Sawbridgeworth War Memorial.
The town is also home to a number of businesses and shops, as well as sawbridgeworth sawmills sawyer school hertfordshire england.
Created: 13 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Sawbridgeworth
Local History around Sawbridgeworth
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bowl barrow, 240m N of The KennelsNetteswellbury Barn, NetteswellThe Ryes moated siteChapel at HarlowburyBowl barrow 140m north of Harlow HospitalBowl barrow 110m north-east of Harlow HospitalHarlowbury deserted medieval villageBowl barrow 230m north of Harlow HospitalLittle Parndon moated siteSpringhall Lane causewayed enclosurePassmores House moated site, immediately south of Todd BrookThe Mount moated site and associated deer-pen enclosure and park pale, Gilston Park, EastwickSite of Parndon HallMoated site in Mathams WoodWallbury campRoman villa 500m north east of HarlowburyWynters Armourie moated siteWaytemore Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately south of the River StortMoated site known as Tadgells, 100m south west of The CottageLea Hall moated siteOld Rectory moated site, Glebe HouseRAF Sawbridgeworth World War II airfield defencesHarlow Roman temple.Wildlife in and Around Sawbridgeworth
Mammals found in Sawbridgeworth
There have been 33 species of mammals recorded in the sawbridgeworth area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
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Birds found in Sawbridgeworth
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the sawbridgeworth area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
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Fish found in Sawbridgeworth
There have been 15 species of fish recorded in the sawbridgeworth area.
| Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
| Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
| Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
| Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) |
