Walden Abbey Walden Abbey Walden Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Saffron Walden, Essex, England founded by Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex between 1136 and 1143. Originally a priory, it was elevated to the status of an abbey in 1190. Soon after its founding, Earl Geoffrey was arrested by King Stephen. When released on surrender of his castles, the earl launched a rebellion that lasted over a year. When he was killed, he had also been excommunicated and could not be buried at the priory. Walden suffered without a clear patron through the rest of Stephen's reign. Even when Geoffrey
Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota capita income for the township was $15,066. About 3.7% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.7% of those sixty five or over. Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota Walden Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 201 at the 2000 census. According to Warren Upham, Walden Township was probably named after Walden Pond. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92.2 km²), of which 32.9 square miles (85.1 km²)