– 1 9 1 8 : ▁The ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁S aff ron ▁Wal den , ▁the ▁S essional ▁Div isions ▁of ▁F resh well , ▁Hin ck ford ▁North , ▁and ▁Wal den , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S essional ▁Division ▁of ▁Hin ck ford ▁South ▁( H al st ead ▁Ben ch ), ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Sud bury ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Es sex , ▁and ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Th a xt ed . ▁ ▁Form ed ▁from ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁abol ished ▁West ▁Division ▁of ▁Es sex ▁including ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁S aff ron ▁Wal den , ▁and ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁abol ished ▁East ▁Division . ▁▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 5 0 : ▁The ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁S aff ron ▁Wal den , ▁the ▁Urban ▁District ▁of ▁Hal st ead , ▁and ▁the ▁R ural ▁District s ▁of ▁Bel ch amp , ▁B ump st ead , ▁Dun m ow , ▁Hal st ead , ▁S aff ron ▁Wal den , ▁and ▁Stan sted . ▁ ▁G ained ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁E pping , ▁including ▁Great ▁Dun m ow ▁and ▁Hat field ▁Broad ▁Oak , ▁and ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁M ald on , ▁including ▁Hal st ead .   ▁Other ▁minor ▁changes . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 – 1 9 7 4 : ▁The ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁S aff ron ▁Wal den , ▁the ▁Urban ▁District ▁of ▁Hal st ead , ▁the ▁R ural ▁District s ▁of ▁Dun