Witham
Witham is a Town in the county of Essex.
There are great places to visit near Witham including some great towns, castles, woodlands, airports, historic buildings, cities, villages, country parks, shopping centres, parks and nature reserves.
Witham has some unmissable towns nearby like Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.
There are a several good castles in the area around Witham like Colchester Castle.
The area around Witham features a number of interesting woodlands including Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.
The area around Witham boasts some of the best airports including London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.
Historic Buildings to visit near Witham include Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.
Don't miss Chelmsford's cities if visiting the area around Witham.
There are a several good villages in the area around Witham like Hatfield Peverel.
Witham's best nearby country parks can be found at Thorndon Country Park, and Hainault Forest Country Park.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Witham like Lakeside Shopping Centre.
Bedfords Park is a great place to visit close to Witham if you like parks.
Nature Reserves to visit near Witham include Bedfords Park.
Witham History
There are some historic monuments around Witham:
Places to see near Witham
History of Witham
The town as it is now started life on ‘Chipping Hill’, which is the location of St Nicolas’s Church. As the years went by, the hamlet grew to become ‘Witham’ and St Nicolas’s Church of England Church (a unique spelling) serves a congregation of around 150 people each Sunday. During the latter half of the 18th century and the early 19th century, Admiral Sir William Luard was the town’s most prominent citizen, a resident of Chipping Hill and a founder and patron of St Nicolas’s Church. His funeral cortage through the town in 1910 was witnessed by thousands. In the 18th century, Witham briefly enjoyed a period as an affluent spa town after the discovery of a mineral-bearing spa by a Dr Taverner. Witham was also a centre of the wool trade until the decline of the industry in the late 17th century. Witham railway station was the scene of a serious accident on 1 September 1905. The 09:27 London Liverpool Street to Cromer 14-coach express derailed whilst travelling at speed through the station. Ten passengers and a luggage porter were killed when several of the carriages somersaulted on to the platforms causing considerable damage to the rolling stock and the station. Seventy-one passengers were seriously injured. It remains to this day the worst single loss of life in a railway accident in Essex. In 2005, an opportunity to commemorate the centenary was missed and the incident is now largely forgotten. Ben Sainty, a signalman, whose quick action averted the next train hitting the wreckage has a road named after him in the town, Ben Sainty Court.