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 Magic Dust in Thaxted, By Caroline Elliot Essex’s First Crocodile, Alexandra Podgorska 16 Humpty Dumpty, by Jessica Pearce The Ashdon Asteroid by Sylvie Bromley Big Black Cat by Robert Howsden