Billericay history and accessibility
WENNINGTON is a marshland parish of scattered houses, on the north side of the river Thames, from 1 to 2 miles W.N.W. of Purfleet, 8 miles S.S.E. of Romford, and 14 miles E. of London.It contains 177 inhabitants, and 1285A. 2R. 39P. of land ; and belonged to Westminster Abbey before the Conquest, and was … Read more
WARLEY, (LITTLE) a small parish of scattered houses, 3 miles S. by E. of Brentwood, contains 1651A. 1R. 32P. of land, and in 1851 had 344 inhabitants, besides 644 in the Barracks. In the reign of George III. a large army was encamped here, and in the parish are Warley Barracks, built by Government, about … Read more
WARLEY (GREAT) is a long scattered village, from 2 to 3 miles S. ofBrentwood, and its parish increased its population from 596 souls in 1841, to 952 in 1851, and to 1215 in 1861. It contains 2653A. 2R. 11P. of land, having a heavy soil on a clay bottom, and giving rise to two sources … Read more
Purfleet 1863 Whites directoryPURFLEET is a village and military station on the north side of the river Thames, at the mouth of a rivulet, and at the west end of West Thurrock, to which parish it is a hamlet, though sometimes called a township. It is 16 miles E. by S. of London, and 8miles … Read more
GRAYS THURROCK, commonly called GRAYS, is a small ancient town on the north bank of the river Thames, 20 miles E. by S. of Whitechapel, and 4miles N.W. by W. of Gravesend. It has a railway station on the London, Tilbury, and Southend line ; and a small creek or harbour, which receives hoys and … Read more
STIFFORD is a healthy and pleasant village, in a finely undulated and richly wooded country, on the south side of the Purfleet, or Marditchbrook, 2 miles N. of Grays Station, and 5 miles W.S.W. of Horndon- on- the- Hill. Its parish contains about 320 inhabitants, and 1547 acres of land. It had its name from … Read more
BRENTWOOD is an improving town and chapelry, in the parish of South Weald, and has a station on the Eastern Counties Railway. It is seated on a pleasant eminence, in a picturesque and woody district, on the high road from London to Colchester, 11 miles S.W. by S. of Chelmsford, 6 miles W. of Billericay, … Read more
SOUTH WEALD PARISH comprises the two townships of South Weald and Brentwood, the former of which contains 4654A. 2R. 37p. of land, and 1583 inhabitants ; and the latter 2811 inhabitants, but only 460A. 3R. 25P. of land. Brentwood is an improving town, with a station on the Eastern Counties Railway, and near it is … Read more
RAINHAM, or RAYNHAM, 5 miles south of Romford, and 12 miles E. of London, has a station on the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway, and is a long village, on the east side of the Ingerbourn rivulet, which falls into the Thames about 1½ mile below, and receives vessels at its mouth, where it has … Read more
OCKENDON (SOUTH) is a large village, partly round the margin of a green, 8 miles S.E. by E. of Romford, and 3 miles N.N.W. of Grays Station. Its parish has generally a flat surface, and contains 1267 souls, and 2872 acres of land, formerly held by the Mundeville, de la Rokele, Bruyn, and other families. … Read more