History of Waltham Abbey

Waltham Abbey, Market Square 1921
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

White's Directory of Essex 1848

WALTHAM-ABBEY, or WALTHAM HOLY CROSS, is a small ancient market town, on the east side of the river Lea, about >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

Waltham Abbey Criminal Cases

Court cases involving Waltham Abbey residents - ongoing project >>more.

More local history sources

Books featuring Waltham Abbey from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Waltham Abbey.

Search for Waltham Abbey census returns at ancestry.co.uk.

1841 England Census | 1851 England Census | 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census | 1891 England Census
1901 England Census

Waltham Abbey
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.

Wikipedia entry with a brief history of Waltham Abbey and of the Abbey.

Archeological history of Waltham Abbey on the Essex County Council's Unlocking Essex.

Web site of Waltham Abbey Church.

Web site of the Royal Gun Powder Mills.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 057, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Waltham Abbey.

Images of England web site which has a photographic record of England's listed buildings - from the grandest house to the humblest cottage. Enter the town or village in the search box. Photographs are accompanied by a detailed architectural description of the property.