Editing Thaxted (section)

{{Short description|Town in Essex, England}}
{{About|the town}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| official_name = Thaxted
| static_image_name = Thaxted Windmill and Church - geograph.org.uk - 158193.jpg
| static_image_caption = Thaxted Windmill and Church
| coordinates = {{coord|51.954|0.346|display=inline,title}}
| population = 3116
| population_ref = <ref name="citypopulation.de">{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/essex/E63004008__thaxted/ | title=Thaxted (Essex, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information }}</ref>
| civil_parish = Thaxted
| shire_district = [[Uttlesford]]
| shire_county = [[Essex]]
| region = East of England
| constituency_westminster = [[North West Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Essex]]
| post_town = DUNMOW
| postcode_district = CM6
| postcode_area = CM
| dial_code = 01371
| os_grid_reference = TL615315
}}'''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, Uttlesford|Debden]], and is 97 metres (318 feet) above sea level (where the parish church stands).<ref>{{Cite web|last=The Guildhall stands about 8 metres lower than the churchyard and the river another ten metres lower still.|title=Elevation Finder|url=https://www.freemaptools.com/elevation-finder.htm|access-date=2020-10-14|website=freemaptools.com}}</ref>

The town is {{convert|15|miles|km|0}} north from the [[county town]] of [[Chelmsford]] and {{convert|5.5|miles|km|0}} east from the [[M11 motorway]]. The parish contains the hamlets of [[Cutlers Green]], [[Bardfield End Green]], Sibleys Green, [[Monk Street]] and [[Richmond's Green]].  Much of its status as a "town" rests on its prominent late medieval [[Thaxted Guildhall|guildhall]], a place where guilds of skilled tradesmen regulated their trading practices, and its [[Perpendicular Gothic|English Perpendicular]] parish church.