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 Hot Cross Buns by Jessica Pearce Big Cat in Braintree by Jessica Pearce The Stones of Littlebury by Nancy Tennison The Ashdon Asteroid by Sylvie Bromley Big Black Cat by Robert Howsden