MALDEN, a town of Essex, 37 miles from London, situation on an eminence at the conflux of the Chalmer and Pant or Blackwater, where they enter the sea. It was the first Roman colony in Britain, and the seat of some of the old British kings. It was besieged, plundered, and burnt by Queen Boudicea; but the Romans repaired it. It was again ruined by the Danes, but rebuilt by the Saxons. It has a convenient haven on an arm of the sea for vessels of 400 tons; and a considerable trade in coals, iron, corn, and deals. A little beyond it begins Blackwater bay, famous for the Wallfleet oysters. The channel called Malden water is navigable to the town. King Edward the elder (of the Saxon race) resided here whilst he built Witham and Hertford castles. On the west side of the town are the remains of a camp. The population in 1801 was 2358.