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	ORB - Medieval English urban history - Maldon - Origins
		Maldon is not one of England's better-known medieval towns.
		Maldon's name is principally known for its association with the Danish victory at the Battle of Maldon (991), whose fame rests principally on the fact of it being immortalized in a fine Anglo-Saxon poem.
		Maldon's centre stands on a hill atop the south bank of the River Blackwater which, immediately east of Maldon, becomes a wide estuary for several miles before entering the North Sea.
	www.the-orb.net /encyclop/culture/towns/maldon1.html (708 words)

	MALDON - LoveToKnow Article on MALDON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A mile west of Maldon are remains of Beeleigh Abbey, a Premonstratensian foundation of the 12th century.
		Maldon remained a royal town up to the reign of Henry I., and thus is entered as on terra regis in Domesday.
		Maldon was incorporated by Philip and Mary in 1554, and received confirmatory charters from Elizabeth in 1563 and 1592, from Charles I. in 1631, Charles II.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MALDON.htm (437 words)

	AllRefer.com - Maldon (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Maldon is a market town with iron foundries and other small industries.
		A battle against Danish raiders was fought near Maldon in 991; the leader of the East Saxons, Byrhtnoth (or Brihtnoth), was killed.
		The battle was celebrated in one of the last Anglo-Saxon heroic poems, "The Battle of Maldon" (of unknown authorship).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Maldon.html (211 words)

	Battle of Maldon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Maldon took place on 10 August 991 near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Ethelred the Unready.
		The Viking fleet is said in one manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to have been led by a Norwegian, Olaf Trygvasson, though this name may have been interpolated after some of the facts were forgotten.
		At ebb, the river leaves a land bridge from this island to the shore, the description of which seems to have matched the Northey Island causeway at that time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Maldon (913 words)

	Maeldune - Introduction - Maldon
		The celebration in 1991 of the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Maldon shone a light on an event which, however once significant in the nation's history, had long since slipped into the shadows for most Maldonians.
		Maldon was to play a dramatic role, according to the annals of the time, when that civilisation was challenged and, for a time, overwhelmed by the Viking invaders.
		Although Maldon's fame was to be short lived, it clearly remained, according to that masterpiece of Norman administrative genius, the Domesday Book, a town of importance, second in Essex only to Colchester.
	www.maldonsx.freeserve.co.uk /Maeldune/bookint.htm (847 words)

	Maldon.co.uk - Town History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The economic significance of 9th and 10th Century Maldon as the only town other than Colchester in the old kingdom of Essex, and also its strategic importance, is indicated by the construction on its hill top of a huge royal fortification, a "burgh," in 912.
		The heyday of early modern Maldon was the 16th to early 17th centuries, beginning c.1500 when external aristocratic influence was replaced by the consolidated authority of the town's resident Freemen.
		At all times prosperity came to individuals, but not to Maldon in general, because it was principally a provider of services -medical, catering, clerical- and empowered to provide credit security through its borough Court of Record: creditors entered fictitious pleas of debt in the borough court and withdrew their lawsuits when paid.
	www.basinsites.co.uk /maldon502.htm (2620 words)

	PublicEye.org - The Maldon Institute
		The Maldon Institute was founded in 1985 in support of the concept that realistic assessments of political, economic, social and environmental risks, issues and opportunities are essential to responsible decision-making.
		Maldon Institute reports go to the United Nations and its agencies, to the White House, Congress and to many involved with the political and corporate decision-making process.
		Maldon's publications are read by state and national agencies here and abroad and by influential members of the foreign-policy, defense, economic and environmental communities.
	www.publiceye.org /liberty/Rees/MaldonFlyer.html (654 words)

	Walkabout - Maldon
		Consequently the de facto township established by the diggers was surveyed in 1856 (which explains the irregular street patterns which evolved organically as routes between the diggings).
		In 1856 Nuggetty Reef was uncovered to the north of town and companies entered the picture, supplying the capital to unearth the gold-bearing quartz reefs which proved to be among the richest in the country.
		The Maldon Camp Draft is held in February and the Maldon Easter Fair in April.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/VICMaldon.shtml (2492 words)

	ORB - Medieval English urban history - Maldon - Economy
		Maldon was involved in the growth of the Essex cloth-making industry in the thirteenth century.
		Maldon was not a particularly prosperous centre, nor a populous one – the number of inhabitants probably did not much exceed a thousand at any point in the Middle Ages; the poll tax of 1377 indicates 542 taxpayers in Great Maldon and Little Maldon together.[1].
		Heybridge continued to attract away from Maldon some of its commerce; a reflection of this is seen in Adam Mine-Honey, who emigrated from Winchester to Maldon and purchased freeman's status there in 1384, yet in 1413 is found as a resident of Heybridge.
	www.the-orb.net /encyclop/culture/towns/maldon4.html (1361 words)

	Sea Salt - Maldon - Wholesale 12/8.5 oz. Boxes
		The pyramid-shaped salt crystals, characteristic of Maldon Salt, are fragile enough to crumble easily between the fingers and have a totally different taste from the regular grains of table salt.
		Maldon Salt is milder, has the flavor of sea spray and is free from the chemical tang of common salt.
		This is not an unsubstantiated claim, Delia Smith recently included Maldon Salt among her 'essential ingredients', and judging by the recommendations found in the books of some of our best known chefs, she is in good company.
	saltworks.us /shop/product.asp?idProduct=39&page=Maldon+Sea+Salt+-+... (473 words)

	Medieval English urban history - Maldon - Map
		Although apparently the last of the churches built at Maldon, it became the principal church of the town; Robert Darcy established a chantry there.
		This appears to have been the original church in the settlement at Maldon, serving a small community of traders and craftsmen by at least the end of the 9th century.
		The Carmelites had established a house in Maldon by 1293, and are seen enlarging their holding in 1314.
	www.trytel.com /~tristan/towns/maldmap1.html (1247 words)

	Medieval English urban history - Maldon - Origins
		In 916 Edward the Elder, constructed a burh at Maldon as part of his programme to reconquer (from the Danes) and fortify eastern England.
		Maldon's mint is known to have been active from the time of Athelstan's law to the late eleventh century.
		The hospital, named for the patron saint of cripples and lepers, was to take care of leprous burgesses and the king granted that it should receive all bread, ale, meat and fish that the town authorities confiscated because of sub-standard quality.
	www.trytel.com /~tristan/towns/maldon1.html (829 words)

	Maldon PCT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Maldon and South Chelmsford Primary Care Trust (PCT) is arranging the reunion on September 10 for patients who took part in the three Expert Patient Programs across the PCT patch from August 2003 to end of May 2004.
		MALDON and South Chelmsford Primary Care Trust is launching a campaign urging people to take their medicines properly in an effort to reduce the estimated £1 million being wasted in the area on prescription medicines each year.
		MALDON and South Chelmsford Primary Care Trust and Maldon District Council are jointly holding a free learning event for older residents of the Maldon and South Chelmsford locality, on the theme of information technology and communication.
	www.maldon-pct.nhs.uk /news/2004.asp (2409 words)

	Maldon
		However, "Maldon" represents a comparative oddity in the epic literature of the Anglo-Saxon period (from the Roman retreat in 410 to the Norman invasion in 1066).
		However, manuscripts as old as "Maldon"’s might also have been used so often that the binding was destroyed, exposing the front and rear pages to severe damage.
		57a-62b ("Maldon"’s codicological name) means it came from Cotton’s library, from the shelves under the bust of the emperor Otho, first shelf (A), twelfth manuscript, folios (pages) 57 (top, right or "meat" side of the hide) to 62 (bottom, left or "hair" side of the hide).
	faculty.goucher.edu /eng211/maldon.htm (1828 words)

	§13. "The Battle of Maldon" or "Byrhtnoth’s Death". VII. From Alfred to the Conquest. Vol. 1. From the ...
		The manuscript of this poem 50 was destroyed by the Cottonian fire; but it had, fortunately, been printed by Herne in 1726, and it is from his text that our knowledge of the poem is derived.
		In less than twenty years after this date, the chronicler tells a pitiful story of division between those who should have united to lead the people to battle, and of forced payment of the shameful tribute which Byrhtnoth refused.
		It was in the year 991 that the Northman Anlaf sailed with ninety-three ships to the coast of England, and after harrying Stone, Sandwich and Ipswich, came to Maeldune (now Maldon) on the banks of the river Panta or Blackwater.
	www.bartleby.com /211/0713.html (872 words)

	Welcome to The Swan Hotel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Prior to becoming a hotel two centuries ago, the building was a staging post for horse drawn coach travel to and from Maldon, with many carriers offering routes to destinations further afield such as Norwich, Canterbury and London.
		Maldon (Essex) with its countryside, heritage, maritime history and rural charm is able to cater for visitors of all ages and tastes.
		Maldon is one of the oldest recorded towns in England, its links with the river remain as important as they were to the early Saxon settlers.
	www.swanhotel-maldon.co.uk (257 words)

	Maldon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maldon, Essex is a town on the Blackwater estuary in England.
		Maldon (district), a local government district based out of Maldon, Essex
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maldon (95 words)

	Welcome to the global information on Maldon
		Maldon, is a small market town in the county of Essex, UK.
		Maldon today is a curious town of antiquity.
		Maldon has a magic of its own and at the lower end of its High Street (formally Little Maldon), another curiosity, an astonishing sight for visitors; The Hythe.
	www.maldon.info (328 words)

	Maldon Rugby Club
		Towards the second quarter of the game the Maldon forwards began to up their game and slowly wear the much heavier East London pack down, allowing the Maldon backs to score two tries of their own and leave the scores very close at half time.
		The last 20 minutes saw Maldon run in several tries for an impressive score line including five tries from wing Andrew Yardley, who bought us a lovely jug of snake bite and flcurrant after the match.
		Maldon RFC is a members only club, and all players, vice-presidents and social members are required to pay a membership fee.
	www.maldonrfc.org.uk (542 words)

	Maldon Archaeology, Maldon, Essex, England, UK
		This site is primarily a home for MAHG Maldon archaeology books and reports which are no longer in print.
		Prompted by the millennium of the Battle of Maldon (AD 991) this book sets the historic battle in the context both of chronological history and of events outside the narrow confines of Maldon and Essex.
		The Maldon Burh Jigsaw attempts to put together small pieces of surviving evidence of the Maldon Saxon burh.
	www.maldonsx.freeserve.co.uk (720 words)

	"Maldon - Victoria" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Maldon is Australia's first town gazetted as a 'Notable Town', declared so by the National Trust in 1966.
		This recognition came because of its well preserved facade as a typical town of the goldrush era of the mid to late 1800s.
		Just east of the town centre is the Maldon Railway Station from where the steam train runs each Saturday and Wednesday and at additional times during holidays, carrying enthusiasts on the short journey to Mucklesford.
	www.wilmap.com.au /maldon.htm (243 words)

	Maldon, Maldon, I love that town of Maldon! - Maldon Victoria Australia - spa, places to stay, B&B, spa, cottage, ...
		Maldon, England is not the only town with the name "Maldon", although it is likely to have been the first.
		There is also a Maldon in New South Wales, Australia, a Maldon in the Netherlands, a Maldon in Canada, and, of course, the one in Victoria, Australia.
		Maldon Inc. also manage the Maldon Visitor Information Center, which is located in the heart of Maldon - in the Maldon Shire Gardens.
	maldon.ws (1377 words)

	Bill Woodfull, a famous son of Maldon, Victoria, Australia
		His grandfather was a corn dealer in the Maldon area; his father, Thomas Staines Brittingham Woodfull, was born in Maldon on 28 August 1863 and Bill was born in Maldon on Sunday, 22 August 1897 at the Methodist Parsonage in Maldon.
		At the time of Bill’s birth his father was the minister at the Maldon Methodist Church.
		A memorial plaque in Maldon in the grounds of the Methodist Church and Parsonage where Bill Woodfull had been born.
	www.maldon.org.au /Bill-Woodfull/index.shtml (1588 words)

	Maldon and Brunanburh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Battle of Maldon: the meaning, dating & historicity of an Old English poem.
		Scragg, Donald G. The Battle of Maldon A.D. Oxford: Blackwell, 1991.
		"The ideal of men dying with their lord in the Germania and in The Battle of Maldon." ASE 5 (1976): 63-81.
	www.unc.edu /~jwittig/51/51bib/maldon.htm (266 words)

	The Battle of Maldon
		His supporters fled the field, all but a group of his thegns who elected to die in battle in a vain but heroic attempt to avenge their lost leader.
		In the aftermath of the Battle of Maldon the Vikings exacted tribute from local leaders in Hampshire, Kent, and the west of present-day England.
		It is doubtful that they ever intended to abide by the terms of their treaty, and sure enough, within a few years the Vikings were back.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/battles/maldon.htm (524 words)

	Maldon Workhouse and Poor Law Union
		A workhouse was built in Maldon in 1719 under the terms of the will of Thomas Plume (1630-1704) Archdeacon of Rochester for "erecting a workhouse for the poor of Maldon...".
		Maldon Poor Law Union was formed on 14th December 1835.
		It was sold at auction at Kings Head Maldon on 31 August 1875 in 2 lots: the main block and, separately, the outbuildings and school.
	users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/Maldon/Maldon.shtml (527 words)

	Maldon Accommodation Holiday Rentals VIC Australia
		Stays features premier Maldon Accommodation in all areas on the Maldon.
		Maldon is part of the The Goldfields region which also includes Ballarat, Bendigo, Clunes, Castlemaine, Maldon, Cardigan Village, Heathcote.
		To view individual Maldon properties, check the calendar and initiate a booking request, click on the BROWSE button.
	maldon.stays.com.au (495 words)

	Battle of Maldon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Two years later, after a respite of nearly twenty-five years, there was a renewal of Viking attacks on the country, which culminated early in August AD 991.
		The Battle of Maldon marked a series of harrying raids and sporadic attacks that began that year and continued throughout the troubled reign of Æthelred the Unready until, in 1016, the king of England was defeated by Cnut, the son of Swein Forkbeard.
		In the loyalty of his retainers, however, who continue to avenge their lord even after he has been killed, the loss of the battle and the death of the ealdorman are redeemed.
	itsa.ucsf.edu /~snlrc/britannia/maldon/maldonbattle.html (1169 words)

	William Richmond of Maldon, Essex - to Victoria 1852 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His birth place is given as Maldon which confirms the correct birthplace of this William Richmond according to merchant marine expert in London.
		Six weeks later, on 26 March 1856, William R of Maldon died intestate (4) and was buried in the old Melbourne General Cemetery which his now under the Victoria Market in North Melbourne.
		As HH was the grandfather of HJR, William R b 1828, of Maldon has to be the son of HH and was accepted as such by the executors of HH’s considerable legacy.
	www.geocities.com /harridance2/genealogy/richmonds/wr.htm (4205 words)

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