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About Furneux Pelham

Interestingly, these three beautiful Pelham villages belonged to the same family in the 13th-century and of the three, Furneux Pelham is the largest. At this point the family enjoyed close ties with the Bishops of London and it is perhaps because of these ties that we have the wonderful flint Perpendicular village church with a magnificent tower. The church, mainly 15th-century, has a two storey south porch and the south Chapel shows magnificent stained glass windows by William Morris and Burne-Jones. There are other impressive buildings to be seen in the village and the leafy lanes that connect to the other two Pelham villages, Brent Pelham and Stocking Pelham. Collectively the Pelhams are awash with lovely old thatched cottages and relics of medieval days survive in the form of stocks and a wipping post.

The unspoilt countryside is of hills and valley's, it is fertile land used mainly for grazing cattle and there is much to admire in the way of flora and fauna. A short distance away from Furneux Pelham is the charming village of Clavering that has a church dating from the 14th-century and several fine old cottages. The villages all around here provide a vision of delight, they have a picture post-card quality that never fails to enchant.

Nearby attractions include a museum and a fine 15th-century church in the pleasant market town of Bishop's Stortford.

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The Park at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford (5 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Hertfordshire

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SE of Furneux Pelham)

There are many interesting places to visit including St.Michael's Church which is exceptionally spacious and has a spire that can been seen for miles around...

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Wendens Ambo (5 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE of Furneux Pelham)

This enchanting village with its unusual name lies at the western boundary of the county. Its quaint name comes from the joining of Great and Little Ambo in the 17th century...

East Street, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden (198 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NE of Furneux Pelham)

The outstanding feature of Saffron Walden is its rich variety of properties tangled around its web of ancient streets...

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Thaxted (45 Pictures) in the county of Essex

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction E of Furneux Pelham)

The village of Thaxted is stunningly beautiful with many reminders that it was once and perhaps always has been an extremely prosperous place...

St Marys Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Baldock (5 Pictures) in the county of Hertfordshire

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction W of Furneux Pelham)

The town lies close to the River Beane, in a spot where the river flows through some lovely water meadows and tranquil English countryside...

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Hatfield forest country park, near Bishops Stortford, Essex. The forest is over 1000 years old.

Hatfield Forest Country Park (6 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction SE)

An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....

This is a photo taken last summer of the side view of Benington Lordship house and its Rose Garden.

Benington Lordship (6 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction W)

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Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)

These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)

This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....

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Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....

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Fairlands Valley Park (9 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction W)

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