Halfway between Chelmsford and Braintree is nestled a small area of Essex with one big historical draw. Great Leighs is said ...

A conservation area in Essex, known for its beautiful landscapes, was once visited by Prince Harry, after running its ...

Socialite Virginia Courtauld's diamond-encrusted brooches are going on display at an English Heritage attraction ...

The town has a well-preserved castle datingto the 11th century, while the high street is home to a popular market. Running ...

The gorgeous village is a well-preserved medieval settlement and so steeped in history that almost everything is watched over ...

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Four resilient ramblers embarked on a nine-mile walk starting at the Ivanhoe Pub on Sprotbrough Road, on a cold and cloudy ...

Guildford has possessed many of the attributes of a borough for over a thousand years. A mint to strike silver coins had been ...

The long days of February provide both impetus and extra opportunity to get out and about to appreciate and enjoy the ...

To the rear and nearer the river is the site of a now-vanished Norman castle, which was thought to be built around 1140. It ...

By Emily Eakin Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes. A new book by the journalist Katherine Stewart finds a far-right ...

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers. By Sadie Stein Edmund White seems to hold nothing back in his ...