Saffron Walden Cestreforda to the north. After the Norman invasion of 1066, a stone church was built. Walden Castle, dating from about 1140, may have been built on pre-existing fortifications. A priory, Walden Abbey, was founded under the patronage of Geoffrey de Mandeville, first Earl of Essex about 1136, on the site of what is now Audley End village. The abbey was separated from Walden by Holywell Field. After the dissolution of the monasteries, Sir Thomas Audley converted its cloisters into a dwelling. Later this became the site of Audley End House. The market was moved from nearby Newport to Saffron Walden
Walden Township, Cass County, Minnesota Walden Township, Cass County, Minnesota Walden Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 405 as of the 2000 census. Walden Township was named after Walden Pond, in Massachusetts. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²), of which 36.2 square miles (93.6 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) (0.11%) is water. The township contains these two cemeteries: Anderson and Maple Hill. As of the census of 2000, there were 405 people, 143 households, and 108 families residing in the township.