Halstead is a rural town located in Essex, England, near Colchester and Sudbury. The town is situated in the Colne Valley, and originally developed on the hill to the north of the river. The name Halstead is derived from the Old English hald (refuge, shelter) and stede (site, place), meaning 'safe place' or 'place of refuge'. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... 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Halstead has been home to several well-known authors, such as J. Daniel Cooper (writer of Tales of Ereth), Sheila Jacobs (writer of various Christian novels, including Watchers) and David Sugden (writer of The Jacob Coburn Mysteries and the star in a series of short films about David filmed by his good friend Paul Roche), as well as Darts professional Bobby George and Angler Bob Nudd. Its main attractions include a local Antiques Mill, the location of filming for some episodes of the television programme, Lovejoy. There are other articles with similar names; see Lovejoy (disambiguation). ...

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Culture

There are several bars and pubs in the town including: Scenarios in Trinity Street; The Locomotive in Butler Road; The Bull Hotel in Bridge Street; The White Hart and Whispers Wine Bar in the High Street. The Empire Theatre in Butler Road formerly showed films but recently closed; however, it does still host theatrical productions, live music and bingo nights. Halstead enters the annual Anglia in Bloom competition. The local Halstead Town Football Club are in the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division. Halstead Town F.C. is a football club based in Halstead, Essex, England. ... The Eastern Counties League Premier Division is the highest division in the Eastern Counties League (also known under a sponsorship contract as the Ridgeons League). ...

The electronic music label Bad Sekta was originally setup in the town. Bad Sekta is a UK independent record label, founded in Essex in 2005, with a mission statement to release new music and video by underground electronic music artists. ...

External links

• Halstead unofficial website
• Connect Halstead
• Halstead - White's Directory of Essex, 1848
• The David Sugden Way