Is this the source of an intriguing and persistent folklore tale? Since I was very small, I have been brought up with the story that the old village of Chrishall was in the fields in front of the church going down towards the main Saffron Walden to Royston Road (known...
Some local quotes The following extract comes from a newspaper article of 10 August 1962. The article was written for the Royston Crow which at that time appears to have been called the Herts and Ca(mbridge Observer?) and Royston Crow - I only have part of the...
In the 12th century the church was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. 1100: Richard de Bologne. After the Norman Conquest, Eustace de Bologne was rewarded by King William with gifts of land, one of which was Chrishall. So it looks like he installed one of his...
White's Directory of Essex 1848 "CHRISHALL is a village and parish among the hills bordering upon Herfordshire and Cambridgeshire, 7 miles W. of Saffron Walden. It contains 521 souls, and 2694 acres of land. In some old records, it is variously called Carshall,...
If you are in Chrishall why not enjoy one of our local Village Walks? These short walks take you around the local area following an area of interest. If you want more information there are QR codes with each walk which connect with articles on the website here.If you...
Do you time travel? To some extent local history research can be like time travel. The twentieth century is not only very well documented but large chunks of it are still in living memory of course. Even the 19th century has a fairly wide range of information still...
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