Editing Halstead (section)

==Notable people==
In birth order:
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*[[Robert Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier]] (died 1349), [[Lord Chancellor]] of England, had an estate here.<ref>{{Cite ODNB |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-2992 |title=Bourchier [Bousser], Robert, first Lord Bourchier (died 1349), administrator |last=Rose |first=Richard K. |date=23 September 2004 |language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/2992 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Bourchier]] (died 1400), soldier and diplomat, inherited the estate here.
*[[Bartholomew Bourchier, 3rd Baron Bourchier]] (died 1409), politician, died at his estate here.
*[[Bernard Barton]] (1784–1849), [[Quaker]] poet, was apprenticed to a shopkeeper and married here.
*[[Dummy, the Witch of Sible Hedingham]] (c. 1788 – 1863), a deaf-mute charged with witchcraft, was beaten by a mob and died in Halstead workhouse.
*[[Samuel Courtauld (industrialist)|Samuel Courtauld]] (1793–1881), opened a [[textile mill]] here in 1818.
*[[George Courtauld (industrialist, born 1802)|George Courtauld]] (1802–1861), textile magnate, was married here in 1829.
*[[Isaac Baker Brown]] (1811–1873), [[gynaecologist]] and [[obstetrician]], went to school here.
*[[Augustine Stow]] (1833–1903), Australian politician, was born here.
*[[Decimus Alfred Ball]] (1836–1890), slum landlord in London, was born here.
*Sir [[John Mark Davies]] (1840–1919), Australian politician, was born here.
*[[Samuel Courtauld (art collector)|Samuel Courtauld]] (1876–1947), art collector and industrialist, became a director of the silk mill here in 1901.
*[[Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies]] (1891–1992), London-born actress, died here.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gwen-Ffrangcon-Davies |title=Dame Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies {{!}} British actress |date=23 January 2019 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |language=en |access-date=9 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[Alan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury]] (1902–1998), grandson of the founder of the [[Sainsbury's]] supermarket chain, was a resident and died here.
*[[Steve Lamacq]] (born 1964), [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] DJ, grew up here, attended [[The Ramsey Academy|Ramsey School]], and is a resident.
*[[Matt Cardle]] (born 1983), 2010 winner of [[The X Factor (UK)|''The X Factor'']], is a resident.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/halstead/11871005.x-factor-winner-matt-cardle-lends-his-support-to-busking-in-the-town/ |title=X Factor winner Matt Cardle lends his support to busking in the town |date=20 March 2015 |website=Gazette |language=en|access-date=9 February 2019}}</ref>