Sawbridgeworth
Sawbridgeworth
The town of Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire is a historic town with a long and rich history.
The town is situated on the River Lea, and was once an important river crossing point and has a number of interesting landmarks, including the Grade I listed St Mary’s Church and the Sawbridgeworth War Memorial.
The town is also home to a number of businesses and shops, as well as sawbridgeworth sawmills sawyer school hertfordshire england.
Created: 13 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Sawbridgeworth
Local History around Sawbridgeworth
There are some historic monuments around including:
Site of Parndon HallSpringhall Lane causewayed enclosureThe Ryes moated siteHarlowbury deserted medieval villageOld Rectory moated site, Glebe HouseMoated site known as Tadgells, 100m south west of The CottageRAF Sawbridgeworth World War II airfield defencesThe Mount moated site and associated deer-pen enclosure and park pale, Gilston Park, EastwickMoated site in Mathams WoodBowl barrow 110m north-east of Harlow HospitalLittle Parndon moated siteBowl barrow 230m north of Harlow HospitalBowl barrow, 240m N of The KennelsHarlow Roman templeNetteswellbury Barn, NetteswellWaytemore Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately south of the River StortWallbury campChapel at HarlowburyPassmores House moated site, immediately south of Todd BrookWynters Armourie moated siteRoman villa 500m north east of HarlowburyBowl barrow 140m north of Harlow HospitalLea Hall moated site.Wildlife in and Around Sawbridgeworth
Mammals found in Sawbridgeworth
There have been 33 species of mammals recorded in the sawbridgeworth area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
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Birds found in Sawbridgeworth
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the sawbridgeworth area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
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Fish found in Sawbridgeworth
There have been 15 species of fish recorded in the sawbridgeworth area.
| Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
| Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
| Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
| Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) |
