Billericay history and accessibility
Ingrave 1848 Whites directoryINGRAVE, a handsome village at the north end of that of Herongate, and on the east side of the extensive park of Thorndon Hall, is delightfully situated, 2 miles S.E. of Brentwood, and its parish contains 1792A. 2R. ofland, partly in the park, and partly in open and common lands, which are … Read more
Wickford 1848 Whites directoryWICKFORD is a compact and well- built village, 5 miles E. by S. of Billericay, in a low situation, encompassed on three sides by awinding reach of the river Crouch, crossed by two bridges on the Brentwood and Rochford road, where there was formerly an ancient ford. Its parish contains 445 inhabitants, … Read more
Vange 1848 Whites directoryVANGE, or Fange, is a small village and parish near the head of a small creek running up from East Haven, and having a wharf for barges, 4 miles north of the river Thames, 4 miles N.E. by E. of Horndon- on-the- Hill, and 6 miles S. by E. of Billericay. It … Read more
West Tilbury 1848 Whites directoryTILBURY, (WEST) a small village at the head of a small creek of the Thames, nearly two miles north of that river, 2 miles W. of East Tilbury, and 21 miles E. of London, has in its parish 516 souls, and 1687 acres of land, including TILBURY FORT, which rears its … Read more
East Tilbury 1848 Whites directoryTILBURY (EAST) is an ancient village on the north bank of the Thames, at the east end of Gravesend Reach, and at the south end of that broad bend of the river, commonly called The Hope ; about 2 miles E. by N. of Tilbury Fort, and 16 miles E.S.E. of … Read more
Little Thurrock 1848 Whites directoryTHURROCK (LITTLE) is a village and parish, on the north bank of the Thames, 1 mile east of Grays Thurrock, and2 miles N.W. of Tilbury Fort. It contains 301 souls, and about 1400 acres of land, rising boldly from the marshes, and generally fertile and well cultivated. At Domesday Survey it … Read more
Thundersley 1848 Whites directoryTHUNDERSLEY, a pleasant village on rising ground, from 2 to 3 miles S.W. of Rayleigh, and 8 miles S.E. of Billericay, has in its parish 596 inhabitants, and 2610 acres of land, of which 220 souls, and 860 acres are in Thundersley Hamlet, in Rochford Hundred, about 1 mile east of the … Read more
Stanford le Hope 1848 Whites directorySTANFORD LE HOPE is a small village on a small rivulet, about 1½ mile north of that portion of the Thames, called The Hope ; 2 miles S.E. of Horndon on the Hill ; and 12 miles E.S.E. of Romford. Abridge crosses the rivulet on the site of the ancient … Read more
Shenfield 1848 Whites directorySHENFIELD is a neat and pleasant village on the Chelmsford road, extending more than a mile eastward from Brentwood, of which town it may be considered a suburb. Its parish contains 983 inhabitants, and 2397 acres of land, and within its limits is Brentwood Railway Station. The soil is generally a fertile … Read more
Ramsden Crays 1848 Whites directoryRAMSDEN CRAYS, a small village, near the confluence of two sources of the river Crouch, 2 miles E.S.E. of Billericay, has in its parish 282 souls, 2260 acres of fertile land, and the small village of Crays Hill, nearly a mile S. of the church. At the Domesday Survey, it belonged … Read more