Place:Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

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NameWaltham Abbey
Alt namesWaltham Holy Crosssource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Waltham-Abbeysource: Family History Library Catalog
Waltham-Holycrosssource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTown
Coordinates51.7°N 0.017°E
Located inEssex, England
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Waltham Abbey is a market town of about 20,400 people in the south west of the county of Essex NNE of London on the Greenwich Meridian, between the River Lea in the west and Epping Forest in the east. It takes its name from the Scheduled Ancient Monument Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross, which was prominent in the early history of the town. The ancient parish covering Waltham Abbey was known as Waltham Holy Cross. The town is in the District of Epping Forest, has its own town council and is twinned with the German town of Hörstel.

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