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 Suffolk V Essex Dragon Battle by Jane Foulger The Scary Cursed Spider Web by Oscar Manning Birthday Hat Trick by Charlie The Ashdon Asteroid by Sylvie Bromley Big Black Cat by Robert Howsden