Strethall/ Catmere End just outside Saffron Walden were villages devasted by the Black Plague. Legendary Essex note: Colchester was one of the worst plague affected towns, Saffron Walden itself was not badly affected. Catmere End Saffron Walden Strethall The Plague Related Black Shuck chases his Tail by Seren Hiscox, 22 The Ghostly Mariner of Walton on the Naze by Trevor Pyne Boudica – Warrior Queen The Ashdon Asteroid by Sylvie Bromley Big Black Cat by Robert Howsden