is a prominent late medieval building in the town centre. It was a place where guilds of skilled tradesmen regulated their trading practices. The town is also known for its English Perpendicular parish church.

Toponymy

According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, Thaxted derives from the Old English thoec or þæc combined with stede, being a "place where thatching materials are got". In the 1086 Domesday Book,

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