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Maldon

England, United Kingdom

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Last Updated: Jun 13, 2025 • Article History

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Maldon MP criticises Blackwater Leisure Centre plans • June 12, 2025, 8:07 PM ET (BBC)

Blackwater Leisure Centre clubs must leave Maldon sports hall • June 6, 2025, 3:42 AM ET (BBC)

Gardens in Maylandsea destroyed in late night fire • June 1, 2025, 6:05 AM ET (BBC)

Maldon, town (parish) and district, administrative and historic county of Essex, southeastern England. The town site, on the south side of the Blackwater estuary, was occupied in prehistoric times, and a burgh was established there by the Saxons. A battle, commemorated in an Old English poem, was fought between the English and the victorious Danes in the area in 991. Maldon remained a royal town, and Henry II granted its first charter in 1171.

Several medieval buildings survive. The district encompasses a largely rural area surrounding the Blackwater estuary and extending south to the estuary of the River Crouch. Area 138 square miles (358 square km). Pop. (2001) town, 14,034; district, 59,418; (2011) town, 14,220; district, 61,629.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.