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Belchamp St Pauls 1848 Whites directoryBELCHAMP ST. PAUL’S is a long straggling village, on an eminence, from 2 to 3 miles S.E. of Clare, and its parish contains 731 souls and 2500 acres of land, bounded on the north by the river Stour.A cattle fair is held on December 11th, on Cole- Green, at the … Read more
Belchamp Otten 1848 Whites directory BELCHAMP, ( OTTEN) a pleasant scattered village, 6 miles W. of Sudbury, has in its parishsh 389 inhabitants and 1688 acres of fertile land. Samuel Sampson, Esq., is lord of the manor, but a great part of the soil belongs George Thistlewood, Thos. Pung, and Robt. Halls, Esqrs.; and Messrs. … Read more
Ballingdon 1848 Whites directory BALLINGDON CUM BRUNDON has been annexed by the Reform Acts of 1832 and 1835 to the Borough of Sudbury, in Suffolk, from which it is separated only by the river Stour. It contains 813 acres and 843 inhabitants, and was formerly a separate parish ; but its ancient church, which stood … Read more
ASHEN, a small village on a bold acclivity on the south side of the river Stour, 2 miles S.W. of Clare, has in its parish 321 souls and 1452 acres of fertile land. John P. Elwes, Esq., is lord of the manor and owner of Launds and Claret Hall ; but Ashen House estate belongs … Read more
Alphamstone 1848 Whites directory ALPHAMSTONE, a small village on an eminence overlooking the vale of the Stour, 5 miles N.E. by E. ofHalstead, has in its parish 341 souls, and 1531 A. ofland. It has a fair, for pleasure and pedlery, on the 1st Thursday in June. Sir R. T. D. Neave, Bart., is lord … Read more
Hinckford Hundred 1848 Whites directory – parishes in this Hundred HINCKFORD HUNDRED. HINCKFORD Hundred is the largest hundred in Essex, averaging about 15 miles in length and breadth, but of an irregular figure. It is bounded on the north and north-east (except for about three miles,) by the winding stream of the river Stour, which … Read more
1848 Whites directory Writtle WRITTLE, a large and well-built village, pleasantly situated on the west side of the river Can, 24 miles W. by S. of Chelmsford, has a spacious Green, ornamented with a sheet of water ; and a small one, called St. John’s Green. It has many good houses, and a large brewery … Read more
1848 Whites directory Woodham Ferrers WOODHAM FERRERS, or Ferris, is a compact village, seated on the slope of a considerable eminence, 8 miles S.E. of Chelmsford,and 6 miles N. of Rayleigh. It lies south-west of Woodham Walter and Mortimer, and its parish contains 895 souls, and 4,681 acres of land, including 139A. of wood, and … Read more
1848 Whites directory Widford WIDFORD, a small parish on the London road, and the banks of the small river Wid, 1 mile S.S.W. of Chelmsford, is crossed by the Eastern Counties Railway, and contains 692 acres of land, and about 190 inhabitants. When the census was taken in July 1841 , its population was swelled … Read more
1848 Whites directory Little Waltham WALTHAM, (LITTLE) a pleasant village on the east side of the river Chelmer, and on the Braintree road, 4 miles N. of Chelmsford,has in its parish 690 souls, and 2,209A. of fertile land, including 118A. ofwood. The village is on a gentle slope, and adjoining it are some houses in … Read more