well i come from a small market town of Maldon (where the world famous sea salt comes from ) its in the fair county of Essex and about twenty miles from the oldest chartered Town in England ,Colchester the famous Roman garrison town ,Maldon has been around since the 5th century its original name was Maeldune (Anglo-Saxon = Meeting place on the hill) it has a lot of historical buildings most of the pubs in the high st (main street) date from the 14th-16th century ,it was once the site of a royal mint ,it has at least five churches,an ancient friory and a 13th century leper hospital(ruins) in a 2 mile radius of the town centre the newest(church) one dates from the 18th century)the church i got married in(St Mary's) sits right on the quay and is from the 1190's,also All Saints church is the only church in europe with a triangular spire ,there was a famous battle here in 991 A.D. between the anglo-saxons and the Vikings which is immortalised in a poem it is also the oldest protected battlefield on "English Heritage's" books in England .heres an interesting fact for those american shipyarders :The vicar of Purleigh Church, Lawrence Washington, who was the great, great grandfather of George Washington, first president of the United States, is buried here(All Saints) there is a window in the church dedicated to his memory it was a gift from the citizens of Malden ,Massachusetts to the town.it is also the last mooring place of the famous coastal barges most of which are well over 100 years old and only a handful survive .
Maldon high street
the top of Market Hill in Maldon
The Town Sign and heraldry
St Mary's Church
All Saints Church Maldon
The Maldon Barges
The Famous Maldon Sea Salt used by top world chefs
The Famous Washington Window (All Saints Church)
just thought i'd show you my neck of the woods
