Billericay history and accessibility
Ovington 1863 Whites directory OVINGTON, a small village and parish, on the south side of the Stour Valley, two miles S.W. of Clare, has only 152 souls, and about 700 acres of land. Messrs. Homfray and Spackman are lords of the manor in right of their wives, but part of the parish belongs to the … Read more
Middleton Hamlet 1863 Whites directory MIDDLETON, a small village and parish, in the Stour Valley, one mile S. of Sudbury, has only 138 souls and 895 acres of land. Geo. St. Vincent Burke, Esq., is lord of the manor, but part of the soil belongs to the Rector and the Sykes, Cook, and Barnardiston families. … Read more
Little Maplestead 1863 Whites directory MAPLESTEAD (LITTLE,) a pleasant straggling village, two miles N. of Halstead, has in its parish 325 souls, and 1063 acres of land. The lords of the manor, impropriators of the great tithes, patrons ofthe church, and owners of the Hall farm (3824.) are the trustees of Davis’s Charity, left in … Read more
Great Maplestead 1863 Whites directory MAPLESTEAD ( GREAT) , a scattered village, 24 miles N. by W. of Halstead, has in its parish 462 souls, and 1892A. of land, finely undulated, and bounded on the west by the river Colne. Henry John Sperling, Esq., is lord of the manor, and has a handsome seat here … Read more
Liston 1863 Whites directoryLISTON, a small parish on the southern side of the River Stour, opposite Long Melford, and 3 miles N. by W. of Sudbury, has only 95 inhabitants, and 631 acres of land, belonging to various freeholders, but Sir Wm. Parker, Bart., is lord of the manor. Liston Hall, a fine red brick … Read more
Lamarsh 1863 Whites directoryLAMARSH, a pleasant village on the western side of the river Stour and the Stour Valley Railway, 6 miles N.E. of Halstead, has in its parish 329 souls, and 1210A. 2R. 32P. of fertile land, varying from a rich sandy loam, excellent for turnips, to a strong soil on which hops have … Read more
Great Henny 1863 Whites directoryHENNY ( GREAT) , a parish on the western side ofthe vale of the Stour, 2 miles S. of Sudbury, has a village called HENNY STREET, near the river Stour; but its church is on abold eminence. It contains 363 souls and 1096 acres of land, belonging to Jas. Manning, Edw. … Read more
Sible Hedingham 1863 Whites directory HEDINGHAM (SIBLE) is an extensive and pleasant village on the western side of the vale of the Colne, opposite Castle Hedingham, 3 miles N.W. of Halstead, and near Hedingham Station , on the line opened from Halstead in 1861. Sible Hedingham has a fair for toys and pleasure on Easter … Read more
Castle Hedingham 1863 Whites directoryHEDINGHAM (CASTLE), a large and well-built village, with several good houses, shops, and inns, is situated upon a pleasant acclivity on the east side of the Colne valley, opposite SibleHeding- ham, 4 miles N.W. of Halstead, 17 miles N.W. by W. of Colchester, and 19 miles N.N.E. of Chelmsford. It is … Read more
Haverhill Hamlet 1863 Whites directory HAVERHILL HAMLET, at the north-western extremity of this Hundred, adjoins and belongs to the parish of Haverhill, in Suffolk. It contains 257 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, and several smaller … Read more