Thaxted

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Statistics
Population:	2,600
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for TL615315
Administration
District:	Uttlesford
County:	Essex
Region:	East of England
Nation:	England
Other
Police force:	Essex Police
Ceremonial county:	Essex
Historic county:	Essex
Post office and telephone
Post town:	DUNMOW
Postal district:	CM6
Dialling code:	01371
Politics
UK Parliament:
European Parliament:	East of England

Thaxted is a small town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, with a population of around 2,600 people. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Uttlesford is a local government district in Essex, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The BOGUS regions, also known as BOGUS FASCIST SCOTTISH Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... East of England is one of the official regions of England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole), or the nations of the British Isles (traditionally England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in south east England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country of England into around 40 regions. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The CM postal area is a group of 26 postal districts in central and south west Essex which are subdivisions of 16 post towns. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... East of England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Uttlesford is a local government district in Essex, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid...

Notable buildings in the town include Horham Hall, Thaxted Guildhall dating from around 1450 and John Webb's Windmill built in 1804. Thaxted is also a centre for morris dancing. Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... JOHN WEBBS WINDMILL, THAXTED BUILT IN 1804 Thaxted windmill was built by John Webb, a local farmer and landowner in 1804 to satisfy the increasing demand for flour both locally and in London. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Morris dance is a form of folk dance. ...

The composer Gustav Holst was a long term resident and sections of his most famous work, The Planets, were written there. The town has given its name to the tune of I Vow to Thee, My Country, the main theme from the Jupiter movement, which also has been used for other hymns. Gustav Holst Gustavus Theodor von Holst (September 21, 1874 – May 25, 1934) was an English composer. ... The Planets (also known as The Planets Suite), opus 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. ... I Vow to Thee, My Country is an English patriotic song and Anglican hymn. ...

Thaxted was the venue for the founding of the "Morris Ring" in 1934. The Morris Ring is the National Association of Morris Dancers. "Morris" being a traditional form of English folk dance. Categories: ...

The author Diana Wynne Jones, writer of Howl's Moving Castle and many others, was raised in the village. Diana Wynne Jones (born London August 16, 1934) is a British writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults, as well as a small amount of non-fiction. ... Howls Moving Castle is a fantasy novel for young adults by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986. ...

The name Thaxted, given in the Doomsday Book of 1086 as Tachesteda, is Old English for 'place where thatch was got'. Once a centre of cutlery manufacture, Thaxted's importance went into decline with the rise of Sheffield as a major industrial centre. A light railway, known as the Elsenham & Thaxted Light Railway was eventually opened in 1913, though the terminus itself never approached more than three-quarters of a mile from the town, as the cost of earthworks across the River Chelmer eventually proved too great. With the growth of road transport, the line was eventually closed to passengers in 1952 and closed altogether in 1953. Cutler's Green, a small hamlet (place) about a mile to the west of Thaxted retains it's name in memory of the trade that produced the area's early wealth. The Domesday Book was a census carried out in England in the eleventh century. ... Starch-polyester disposable cutlery Cutlery refers to any hand utensil used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ...