Maldon (Essex)

Maldon ( / mɔ ldən ː /, regional and / mɒldən / ) is a city on the banks of the River Blackwater in Essex, England. It is the seat of the district government of the District of Maldon.

History

The city's name comes from the Old English words mael ( meeting place) and from dun ( hill ), thus originally meant " meeting place on the hill ". Saxons settled in the fifth century in the area; the Dengie peninsula in the south of the city is named after the Scandinavian settlers.

In early medieval Maldon was an important Anglo-Saxon harbor with moorings and artisan quarters. With archaeological finds of the import of ceramics during this period can be demonstrated. From 958 there was a mint in Maldon, which served the Anglo-Saxon and early Norman kings.

In the Domesday Book had a total population of 180 townspeople for the year 1086 is being held. The city had at that time nor his mint and received in exchange for a warhorse and a warship from the king the right to self-government. The three guilds of the city led to elaborate religious plays, until it was banned by the Puritans in 1576. Until 1630 we continued the tradition with professional actors, but even that eventually forbade the Puritans.

In the seventeenth century Thomas Plume started the Plume Library named after him, which housed more than 7000 books, which were printed between 1470 and Plumes death in 1704. Plume was St Peter 's Church rebuilt to accommodate the library and Maldon Grammar School; only the church tower is still in its original condition.

With the connection to the railway network in 1846 was Maldon Witham on the line London - tethered Ipswich. Later, a second track was built, the Maldon to South Woodham Ferrers joined that on the line Southminster - Shenfield was. Both railway lines were closed in the 20th century. The nearest train stations are in the places Hatfield Peverel and Witham, about eight kilometers from Maldon.

• Place in Essex