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Finchingfield

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Finchingfield

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Finchingfield, England

Updated March 15, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Finchingfield

Witch’s Stick in Finchingfield Guildhall

Finchingfield, England

Howe Street Witches Burial

Inside the Finchingfield Guildhall, two sticks that belonged to alleged witches in the 17th century.

The Kempe memorial tablet.

Finchingfield, England

William Kempe Memorial Tablet

Through seven years of burglary, bereavement, and bad luck, a gentleman kept his word by saying none.

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The tomb of “Maid Marian” Matilda Fitzwalter.

Little Dunmow, England

The Tomb of Maid Marian

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

7 miles from Finchingfield

Doctors Pond

Great Dunmow, England

Doctors Pond

This Great Dunmow pond was a breeding ground for medical leeches, as well as the testing ground for the world's first lifeboat.

7 miles from Finchingfield

Pig’s Head in the Pottage Pot Gant

Essex, England

The 'Gants' of Braintree

You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.

7 miles from Finchingfield

Old Harkilees in Braintree Museum.

Essex, England

Old Harkilees

This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.

7 miles from Finchingfield

The Treehouse Sanctuary | Attic | San Phra Phum (The House of the Spirits) | 1965 | Tonlé Sap, Cambodia

Great Dunmow, England

Talliston House & Gardens

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

7 miles from Finchingfield

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