Billericay history and accessibility
Twinstead 1848 Whites Directory TWINSTEAD, a small village and parish, 45 miles N.E. by N. of Halstead, has only 196 souls and 977 acres of land, including 104A. of wood- land. The Hon. Thos. H. G. Fermor, brother to the Earl of Pomfret, is lord of the manor and owner of Twinstead Hall, which was … Read more
Toppesfield 1848 Whites Directory TOPPESFIELD, a pleasant retired village on a commanding eminence, 8 miles N.W. by N. of Halstead, has in its parish 1073 inhabitants, many scattered houses, and 3246 acres of land, rising boldly from a tribu- tary stream of the river Colne, and generally having a deep tenacious marly soil, and requiring … Read more
TILBURY JUXTA CLARE is a small village and parish, 4 miles S. of Clare, and 7 miles N. by W. of Halstead, containing only 276 souls, and 925 acres ofland, having a hilly surface and a fertile, but rather heavy soil.The Earl of Mornington is lord of the manor, and owner of Tilbury Hall, an … Read more
Sturmer 1848 Whites Directory STURMER, or Sturmere, a small village and parish, 1½ mile S.E. of Haverhill, is watered by a tributary stream of the river Stour, and contains 333 souls, and 925 acres of land. It had its name from a lake or mere of the Stour, which formerly covered about 20 acres. J. … Read more
Stisted 1848 Whites Directory STISTED, a pleasant village on the northern acclivity of the vale of the Blackwater, 3 miles E. by N. of Braintree, has in its parish 911 inhabitants, and 2970 acres of land, in some parts low and in others hilly, with corre- sponding varieties of soil, and a good proportion of … Read more
Stebbing 1848 Whites Directory STEBBING, 3 miles N.E. of Dunmow, is a large straggling village, with many good houses, on the eastern acclivity of a valley, through which a rivulet flows southward to the Chelmer, and has here several mills. It has a fair for fat calves and other cattle, on the 10th of July … Read more
Stambourne 1848 Whites Directory STAMBOURNE, a long scattered village, pleasantly situated near the source of a rivulet, 6 miles S.W. of Clare, and 9 miles N.W. by N. of Halstead, has in its parish 540 souls, 1840 acres of strong fertile land, and several neat houses. Fras. Gibson, Esq. , of Saffron Walden, is lord … Read more
Shalford 1848 Whites Directory SHALFORD, a scattered village, in the vale of the river Pant or Black- water, from 4 to 5 miles N.N.W. of Braintree, has in its parish 832 souls, and 2407 acres of land, finely undulated, and having a varied but gene- rally fertile soil, in some parts gravelly, upon a white … Read more
Great Saling 1848 Whites Directory SALING (GREAT) is a neat village, on an eminence, 5 miles N.W. by W. of Braintree, built round a large and pleasant green, shaded by rows oftall elms, forming an avenue to the church and the hall, where a highly pleasing and extensive prospect is presented. Its parish contains 349 … Read more
Ridgwell 1848 Whites Directory RIDGWELL, or Redgwell, a pleasant village, built round a large green, on a commanding eminence near the sources of the river Colne, 4 miles S.W. by S. of Clare, and 12 miles N. of Braintree, has in its parish 753 souls, and 1663 acres of land, including several scattered houses, and … Read more