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Maldon

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Maldon , town (1991 pop. 14,754) and district, Essex, E England, on the Blackwater estuary. Maldon is a market town with iron foundries and other small industries. The Maldon area has long been known for its sea salt; salt has been harvested there for more than 2000 years. The 13th-century Church of All Saints has a unique triangular tower with a hexagonal spire, and the town hall dates from the 15th cent. Prehistoric traces have been found in the vicinity. A battle against Danish raiders was fought near Maldon in 991; the leader of the East Saxons, Byrhtnoth (or Brihtnoth), was killed. The battle was celebrated in one of the last Anglo-Saxon heroic poems, "The Battle of Maldon" (of unknown authorship).

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Maldon

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Maldon, England/UK Mældune, Malduna ‘Hill with a Cross’ from the Old English ml ‘crucifix’ or ‘cross’ and dūn.

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Maldon

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Maldon Essex. Mældune early 10th cent., Malduna 1086 (DB). Identical in origin with the previous name.

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