Thaxted is a town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of north-west Essex, England. The town is in the valley of the River Chelmer, not far from its source in the nearby village of Debden, and is 97 metres above sea level.
Thaxted Windmill and Church
The town crest, depicting two crossed swords, derives from the crest of the cutlers' guild, a reference to the once thriving cutlery industry in the town.
Thaxted Guildhall, with Stoney Lane leading up to the Parish Church
Thaxted Morris Men
Uttlesford is a local government district in Essex, England. Its council is based in the town of Saffron Walden. The district also includes the town of Great Dunmow and numerous villages, including Stansted Mountfitchet, Takeley, Elsenham, Thaxted, and Newport. The district covers a largely rural area in the north-west of Essex. London Stansted Airport lies within the district.
Saffron Walden, the administrative centre of the district
Uttlesford
Flitch Way, a bridleway following a dismantled railway which carries NCR 16 in the district.