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, Pope County, Minnesota 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) of it is land and 2.8 square miles (7.1 km²) of it (7.75%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 201 people, 67 households, and 54 families residing in the township. The population density was