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Castle Hedingham, The Village c.1955
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This lovely little town was granted its Charter in the 13th century. It is remarkably unspoiled and little changed from when this picture was taken.The Castle is one of Essex's two great medieval fortresses; it was built during King Stephen's reign by Aubrey de Vere, whose father had fought at Hastings. His descendants, the Earls of Oxford, held it for 550 years.

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A Selection of Memories from Castle Hedingham

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Castle Hedingham

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My Grandfather
My grandfather Harry William Letch lived, towards the end of his life, at "Near Rising Sun", Nunnery Street, Castle Hedingham. He died I believe in 1952. His wife Ellen Ruth (nee Teader) may also have lived at this address at some time. The Letch family seems to have been around for many generations in the same area. I wonder if anyone knows where exactly he lived or has any information about his ...see more
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Pye Corner Castle Hedingham
My grandfather used to live in Nunnery Street in the 1880s. His name was James Pilgrim born 10.6.1845, died 18.7.1900, he was married to Julia Reeve born 18.5.1849, died 24.3.1924, they had 9 children. I think my grandmother was born in Pye Corner, (6) Nunnery Street.
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The Ransons Move To Castle Hedingham
We arrived in Castle Hedingham around the turn of the year 1964/5, Mum, Dad, my three little brothers and myself. Our newly built house was just out of shot to the left of this photo of Pye Corner. Mum & Dad's friend Tony owned the white Alvis car parked on the green. We were very excited be in our big house. It was a cold winter and Mum was trying to get us settled in. Like all ...see more
Castle Hedingham, Pye Corner c1960
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