Editing Thaxted (section)

==Landmarks and notable buildings==
[[File:Horham-Hall-Essex.jpg|thumb|Horham Hall]]
[[Thaxted Parish Church]] is a fine example of English Perpendicular church architecture built between 1340 and 1510 and a testament to the prosperity of the town in the Middle Ages. It is one of the largest churches in Essex, 183 feet long and 87 feet wide with a spire reaching 181 feet and is dedicated to St John the Baptist with Our Lady and St Laurence.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=The Churches of Thaxted, The Sampfords, Radwinter and Hempstead|url=https://www.ttsrh.org/history|access-date=2020-10-02|website=ttsrh.org|language=en}}</ref>

[[Thaxted Guildhall]] is a Grade I listed timber-framed medieval moot hall in the main high street.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GUILDHALL, Thaxted – 1112905 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1112905|access-date=2020-10-31|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref> It was built in the late 15th century, supposedly with funding from the significant cutlery industry, hence the assumption that it served the cutlers' guild.

[[John Webb's Mill, Thaxted|John Webb's Windmill]] is a restored brick tower mill, built in 1810, standing to the south of the church. The view of the windmill from the Bullring, framed by the almshouses, is a classic Essex postcard view. The Almshouses consist of the thatched Chantry House<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE CHANTRY, Thaxted – 1322220 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1322220|access-date=2020-10-31|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref> and the tiled Almshouses building<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALMSHOUSES, Thaxted – 1165533 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1165533|access-date=2020-10-31|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref> of 1714, the latter still in use providing accommodation for elderly people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Almshouses|url=https://www.thaxted.co.uk/index.php/tourism/places-to-visit/almshouses|access-date=2020-10-04|website=thaxted.co.uk}}</ref>

[[Horham Hall]] is a Grade I [[Listed building|listed]] mansion to the south-east of the town of Thaxted.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HORHAM HALL, Thaxted – 1165290 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1165290|access-date=2020-10-31|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HORHAM HALL, Thaxted – 1322572 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1322572|access-date=2020-10-31|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref> It was built in brick by Sir John Cutte between 1510 and 1515, on the site of a [[timber-framed]] late–{{circa|1470}} moated [[manor house]].

Clarence House is a Grade I listed Queen Anne townhouse in Watling Street, opposite the church. It was built in 1715 and retains many original features.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CLARENCE HOUSE, Thaxted – 1166193 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1166193|access-date=2020-10-04|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref> Its garden wall is Grade I listed separately.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GARDEN WALL TO CLARENCE HOUSE FRONTING BELL LANE AND MARGARET STREET, Thaxted – 1322228 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1322228|access-date=2020-10-31|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref>

Dick Turpin's Cottage is one of a group of timber-framed terrace houses in picturesque Stoney Lane, but there is no evidence to support its association with the famous highwayman.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thaxted – Short History of Thaxted|url=https://www.thaxted.co.uk/index.php/tourism/ten-centuries-of-history/short-history-of-thaxted|access-date=2020-10-04|website=thaxted.co.uk}}</ref> It, along with Nos. 2 and 4 either side, are Grade I listed buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=3, STONEY LANE, Thaxted – 1112934 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1112934|access-date=2020-10-31|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref>

On the south side of Town Street, the former Recorder's House – named because it was once the home of the first [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] under the 1556 Charter, Serjeant Bendlowes – has carvings beneath the windows including the arms of [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Steer|first=Francis|title=Thaxted in Essex: A short account of the buildings of historical and architectural interest|publisher=Thaxted Festival of Britain Committee|year=1951|pages=4}}</ref> It is Grade II* listed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RECORDER'S HOUSE, Thaxted – 1112902 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1112902|access-date=2020-10-23|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref>