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Towns and Villages

Villages North of the Blackwater

The villages on the northern side of the BlackwaterEsturary retain strong links with their maritime past. In Tollesbury the sail lofts were built to store the sails from racing boats.

Head west through Great and Little Totham and you reach Wickham Bishops one of the highest points in Maldon District. But don't forget to take a look at All Saints' Church in Little Totham which is believed to have the oldest door in England.

Villages of the Chelmer

In Heybridge, there are reminders of the area's industrial heritage, with canal side buildings, locks and bridges, and in Langford you continue the theme by visiting the museum of power, housed in a disused water works. Ultings small Norman church is in a picturesque setting, its riverside churchyard offering lovely views. Also worth a visit is the church of St Michael the Archangle in Woodham Walter. It's the only Elizabethan church in Essex and one of only six buildings built in the whole of England during the virgin queen's reign.

Villages of the Dengie

The Dengie Peninsula is the local name for the land between the Blackwater and the Crouch Estuaries. The Low Lying marshland, dotted with villages and hamlets has always been sparsely populated.

The villages of this area such as North Fambridge and Bradwell-on-Sea are home to marinas, whilst Tillingham is a typical marshland village with church, greet, pump and weatherboard cottages. The Village of Southminster was home to Dr Alexander Scott, Chaplin on board HMS Victory at the battle pf Trafalgar. These southern villages of the District benefit from a rail link to London.