The Church of Saint John the Baptist with Our Lady and Saint Laurence is the parish church of the town of Thaxted in Essex, England. The present church was built over an extended period between c. 1380 and 1510 in the English Perpendicular style. Sitting on top of a hill with a slender spire reaching 181 feet (55 m) high, the church is one of the largest in the county, overlooking the town and the surrounding countryside. Its size is an indication of the former prosperity of the town, because of the medieval cutlery and wool trades that once flourished here. The church has earned the epithet "the Cathedral of Essex". The church is a Grade I Listed Building on the National Heritage List.
Thaxted Church, with its spire and south porch, viewed from the top of Stony Lane
Thaxted Church, commanding the town with its Guildhall
Thaxted Church, nave looking east
Carved fifteenth century wooden font case and cover, Thaxted Parish Church, Essex
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
