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Woodham Walter is a village on the Dengie peninsula about three miles west of Maldon in the English county of Essex. The village is part of the Wickham Bishops and Woodham ward of the Maldon district.

History

The village was first recorded as "Wudeham" in c. 875. The name is derived from the old English words "wudu" (wood in modern English) and "ham" (home, or homestead). The modern name may derive from the Fitzwalter family who owned a moated manor house in the village for many generations. The house was demolished in the 17 century by William Fytch

There is evidence of earlier settlement. A hoard of silver coins was found in the village, dated to c. 700 . At Oak Farm in 1991 three gold and bronze torcs were discovered. They have been dated to c. 1000 BC.

The Domesday Book entry for Woodham Walter lists a population of 18.

Local amenities

There are two public houses, the Bell Inn and the Queen Victoria. There is a Post Office on The Street.

Education

There is one school in the village, Woodham Walter Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. There are c. 75 students

Religious sites

The parish church is St Michael's. Thomas, Earl of Sussex, obtained a licence from Elizabeth I on 26 June 1562 to build the church and it was consecrated on 30 April 1564. It is constructued of red brick.

References

1. Maldon District Council entry for Woodham Walter
2. Unlocking Essex Woodham Walter Hall excavation
3. British Museum: Silver pennies from the Woodham Walter hoard
4. Schoolsnet entry for Woodham Walter Primary School
5. St Michael's church web site

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Towns	Maldon Burnham-on-Crouch
Villages	Althorne Asheldham Bradwell Waterside Bradwell-on-Sea Cold Norton Creeksea Dengie Goldhanger Great Braxted Great Totham Hazeleigh Heybridge Heybridge Basin Langford Latchingdon Little Braxted Little Totham Mayland Maylandsea Mundon North Fambridge Purleigh Snoreham Southminster Steeple Stow Maries St Lawrence Tillingham Tollesbury Tolleshunt D'Arcy Tolleshunt Major Ulting Wickham Bishops Woodham Mortimer Woodham Walter
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