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Maldon is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex,
England. It is the seat of the Maldon district which includes
the
starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
at Heybridge Basin.
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Visiting Maldon |
 Promenade
Park Maldon
Adjacent to Hythe Quay, this park, which once contained a large
salt water swimming pool, was opened in 1895 "to provide people
of Maldon with a valuable amenity". |
 Beeleigh
Where the Rivers Chelmer and Blackwater converge at the start of
the man made cut of the Navigation which runs around Maldon
through Heybridge to the port at Heybridge Basin. This area is also home to
Beeleigh Abbey and mill.
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 Heybridge
Basin
Located at the end of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation, the
Basin was cut out of the marshland to form the sea lock leading
to the Blackwater estuary. The canal was once busy with goods
destined for Chelmsford. |  Remains
of St Giles
St Giles' was a leper hospital founded during the 12th century.
The buildings that remain are part of the chancel and trancepts
of the chapel. As with Beeleigh Abbey, St Giles' was closed at
the dissolution of the monastries. |  Hythe
Quay Maldon
Home port to the largest fleet of fully rigged sailing barges.
Historically, these vessels would carry hay and straw for food
and bedding for the horses in London and return with manure for
the local farmers. |  Fullbridge
Wharf
Now
home to Green's flour mill and various boatbuilders this area
used to be a hive of activity, especially the wharves of John
Sadd & Sons who were major timber and building material
importers. | |
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Around
100 cars were made in Heybridge 
The
Maldon