1848 Whites directory East Hanningfield
HANNINGFIELD, (EAST) a small pleasant village, scattered round a green, 6½ miles S.E. of Chelmsford, has in its parish 449 souls, and about 3,700 acres of land, generally fertile, and having aclayey soil Lord Petre is lord of the manors of East, South, and West Hanningfield; but a great part of the soil belongs to various free and copyholders. They are called Haningfelda in Domesday survey ; and they afterwards belonged to the Montchensy family, whose heiress carried them, in 1260, bymarriage, to Hugh de Vere, second son of the Earl of Oxford, who had license to enlarge his park here. They afterwards passed to the Pembroke, Hasting, Beau- champ, and Neville families. About 1630, they were sold by Henry Neville, Lord Abergavenny, to Lord Petre, of Writtle. Claydons is a small subordinate manor in East Hanningfield, and in which J. Du Croz, Esq. has erected a handsome mansion, called Great Clay- dons. The village is commonly called East Hanningfield Tye ; and about a mile south of it, is the Church, (All Saints,) which is an ancient fabric in the perpendicular style, and was new roofed and thoroughly repaired in 1844, when the nave was newly fitted up with open benches, a new west gallery, &c. The interior has now ahand- some appearance, and a small organ. At the west end is a new wooden belfry, containing three bells.
The Rectory, valued in KB at £13 15s 7d, and in 1831 at £417, is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev John Norridge MA. Th glebe is 27A 3R 35P.; and the tithes were commuted in 1844 for £557 per annum.
The Church Land consists of 12A. , at North Bemfleet. The poor widows of the parish have 25s. a year from Lady Cæsar’s Charity, as noticed with West Hanningfield.
(Marked are Land Owners.)
Blanks Charles , blacksmith
*Du Croz John, Esq. Great Claydons
Hills Thomas, bricklayer and vict. Three Horse Shoes
Myhill Rd. butcher & vict. Windmill
*Nottidge Rev. John, M.A. rector & rural dean, Rectory
Ramsey Joshua, vict. Plough & Sail
Rayner William, wheelwright
FARMERS.
Beall Thomas, Hall
Bewers David, Lodge
*Blanks Joseph, Common
Edwards James, Sales friths
Grave George, Sumpters
Mead Frederick, Little Gibcrack
Ratcliff Sarah & James, Rough Hill
*Stock Thomas
Smith Joseph
Whittamore William, Romans
Beer Houses.
Dowsett Wm.
Dowsett Joseph
Overall Joseph
Wells Hy. L.
Shopkeepers.
Carpenters.
Eaton James
Eaton John
Eaton Robert
Shoemakers.
Bacon Thomas
Deakin Thos.
Cottee Joseph, baker
Dowsett Joseph
Stock John
CARRIER.
Bacon William to Chelmsford fri .