Billericay history and accessibility
Elmstead 1848 Whites Directory ELMSTEAD, a pleasant village, 4½ miles E. by N. of Colchester, and 2 miles S. by E. of Ardleigh station, has in its parish 809 souls, and 3589A. 3R. 34P. of fertile land. It is sometimes called Elmstead Market, owing to a market being held in the village during one of … Read more
Little Clacton 1848 Whites Directory CLACTON, ( LITTLE) a pleasant scattered village, occupies a level site, nearly 2 miles N. of Great Clacton, and 12 miles E.S.E. of Colchester. It has a fair on the 25th of July, and its parish contains 547 souls, and 2908A. of land. W. F. Nassau, Esq., is lord of … Read more
Great Clacton 1848 Whites Directory CLACTON, (GREAT) a large village on an eminence, about a mile from the sea beach, and 14 miles S.E. by E. of Colchester, and S.S.W. of Harwich, has in its parish 1296 inhabitants, and 3964A of land, including Copping Green, Magdalen Green, Clacton Wick, and Clacton Cliffs, on the seashore, … Read more
Little Bromley 1848 Whites Directory BROMLEY (LITTLE) is a village and parish, 3½ miles S. by W. of Manningtree, and 7 miles E. by N. of Colchester, containing 426 souls, and 1853 acres of land, in two manors, called Little Bromley or Church Hall, and Braham or Breame Hall, which were held by Queen Edeva, … Read more
Great Bromley 1848 Whites Directory BROMLEY ( GREAT) is a parish of scattered houses from 6 to 7miles E. by N. of Colchester, containing 738 inhabitants, and 2956 acres of land, including Cold Hall, Cowey-green , Hare- green, &c., and giving rise to a small rivulet. Lord Ashburton is lord of the manor, which has … Read more
Brightlingsea 1848 Whites Directory BRIGHTLINGSEA, a considerable fishing village on the eastern side of the estuary of the river Colne, 10 miles S.E. by S. of Colchester, and 3 miles W.N.W. of St. Osyth, has in its parish 3093 acres of land, extending about three miles along the banks of the Colne, and bounded on … Read more
Bradfield 1848 Whites Directory BRADFIELD is a pleasant and well-built village on an acclivity on the south side of the estuary of the river Stour, and mostly on the Manningtree and Harwich road, 3 miles E. by S. of the former, and 9 miles W. by S. of Harwich. Its parish contains 995 inhabitants, and … Read more
Little Bentley 1848 Whites Directory BENTLEY, (LITTLE) 8 miles E. of Colchester, and 5 miles S. by E. of Manningtree, is a village and parish, containing 462 souls, and about 2000 acres of land, with a fertile soil , varying from a heavy to a sandy loam, and giving rise to two sources of a … Read more
Great Bentley 1848 Whites Directory BENTLEY ( GREAT) is a large and pleasant village, scattered round an extensive level green or common, of 42 acres, on the eastern side of the vale of a rivulet, 8 miles E.S.E. of Colchester. It has a fair for toys, pedlery, &c. , on the Monday after the 15th … Read more
Beaumont Cum Moze 1848 Whites Directory BEAUMONT CUM MOZE, is a scattered village, 7 miles S.E. of Manningtree, and 9 miles S.W. of Harwich, occupies a gentle eminence near the head of the creek called Hainford Water, which is navigable for vessels of 70 tons up to Beaumont Bridge, where there is a wharf and … Read more