Billericay history and accessibility
HAVERHILL HAMLET, at the north-western extremity of this Hundred, adjoins and belongs to the parish of Haverhill, in Suffolk. Itcontains 299 souls, and 652 acres of land. Sir G. H. Beaumont, Bart., is lord of the manor; but part of the soil belongs to Queen’s College, Cambridge, Mr. John Purkis, and several smaller owners. The … Read more
Halsted 1848 Whites DirectoryHALSTEAD is a neat but irregularly built market town, pleasantly situated on both sides of the valley of the small river Colne, and on the high roads from London to BurySt. Edmund’s, and from Colchester to Cambridge, 6 miles N.E. by N. of Braintree, 8 miles S.W. by S. of Sudbury, 14 … Read more
Gosfield 1848 Whites DirectoryGOSFIELD, a pleasant village, on the high road, 2½ miles S.W. of Halstead, and 4 miles N.E. by N. of Braintree, has in its parish 653 souls, and 2966 acres of land, including several scattered farm- houses, and the large and beautiful park of GOSFIELD HALL, the ele- gant seat of Edw. … Read more
Gestingthorpe 1848 Whites DirectoryGESTINGTHORPE, a long straggling village, on a pleasant eminence, 45miles S.W. of Sudbury, has in its parish 834 souls, and 2611A. 3R. 22p. of land, and several scattered farm- houses. The soil is generally heavy, and partly a sandy loam. The heirs of the late Geo. Walker, Esq., are owners and lords … Read more
Foxearth 1848 Whites DirectoryFOXEARTH, a small village, in a pleasant valley, 4 miles N.W. by N. of Sudbury, has in its parish 474 souls, and 1582A. of land, Richard Lambert, Esq. , is lord of the manor, but a great part of the soil belongs to Col. Meyrick, the Trustees of Dr. Clopton’s Hospital, at … Read more
Finchingfield 1848 Whites DirectoryFINCHINGFIELD is a large and well built village, pleasantly situated on an acclivity, and in the vale of a tributary stream of the river Blackwater, about 9 miles N.W. by N. of Braintree, and W. by S. of Halstead. Its extensive parish contains 2262 inhabitants, and 8011 acres of land, including Daw … Read more
Felsted 1848 Whites Directory FELSTED, or Felstead, is a large village, with many good houses, on the north-eastern acclivity of the vale of the Chelmer, and near a tributary stream of that river, 4½ miles E. by S. of Dunmow ; 6½ miles W.S.W. of Braintree, and 10 miles N. by W. of Chelinsford. Its … Read more
Bures Hamlet 1848 Whites Directory BURES HAMLET, on the south side of the river Stour, 5 miles S.S.E. of Sudbury, has 612 souls, and 1520 acres of land , and is in the parish of Bures St. Mary, which is mostly in Suffolk, on the north side of the river. Osgood Hanbury, Esq. , is … Read more
Steeple Bumpstead 1848 Whites DirectoryBUMPSTEAD, (STEEPLE) is a large and pleasant village,with several good houses on the banks of a tributary stream of the Stour, 3 miles S. of Haverhill, and 8 miles N.W. by W. of Castle Heding- ham, and W.S.W. of Clare. Its parish contains 1212 inhabitants, and 3296A. 1R. 25P. of land, … Read more
Bulmer 1848 Whites Directory BULMER, a pleasant village, on an eminence, 2 miles W.S.W. of Sudbury, has in its parish 775 souls and 2705 acres of land, including the small village of Bulmer Tye, on the high road, more than a mile south of the church, and several scattered farm houses, &c. A small pleasure … Read more