Billericay history and accessibility
Birdbrook 1863 Whites directoryBIRDBROOK, a pleasant village, on a bold eminence, near the chief source of the river Colne, 10 miles N.W. of Halstead, and four miles S.E. of Haverhill, has in its parish 616 inhabitants, and 2330 acres of land, including the hamlet of BAYTHORN END, on the high road, and onthe south bank … Read more
Belchamp Walter 1863 Whites directoryBELCHAMP WALTER is a widely-scattered village, from three to four miles W. of Sudbury, and has in its parish 708 souls, and 2080 acres of land, rising boldly from a rivulet, which runs eastward to the Stour. Mrs. Young is lady of the manor, but a great part of the soil … Read more
Belchamp St Pauls 1863 Whites directoryBELCHAMP ST. PAUL’S is along straggling village, on an eminence, from 2 to 3 miles S.E. of Clare, and its parish contains 832 souls and 2500 acres of land, bounded on the north by the river Stour. Acattle fair is held on December 11th, on Cole-Green, at the south end … Read more
Belchamp Otten 1863 Whites directoryBELCHAMP, (OTTEN) a pleasant scattered village 6 miles W. of Sudbury, has in its parish 375 souls and 1688 acres of land. Samuel Sampson, Esq., is lord of the manor; but a great part of the soil belongs toGeo. Thistlewood, George Offord, H. H. Baker, W. Parmenter, and J. Pratt, Esqrs., … Read more
Ballingdon 1863 Whites directoryBALLINGDON-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 onlybythe river Stour. It contains 813 acres and 861 inhabitants, and was formerly a separate parish; but its ancient church, which stood at Brundon, about a mile from … Read more
Ashen 1863 Whites directoryASHEN, a small village on a bold acclivity on the south side of the river Stour, 2½ miles S.W. of Clare, and 10 miles N.N.W. of Halstead, has in its parish 340 souls and 1452 acres of fertile land, J.E.H. Elwes, Esq. , is lord of the manor and owner of Launds … Read more
Alphamstone 1863 Whites directoryALPHAMSTONE, a small village on an eminence overlooking the vale of the Stour, 5 miles N.E. by E. of Halstead, has in its parish 317 souls, and 1531a. of land. It has a fair for pleasure and pedlery, on the 1st Thursday in June. Sir R. D. Neave, Bart., is lord of … Read more
HINCKFORD HUNDRED.HINCKFORD 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 divides it from Suffolk; on the west, by Freshwell and Dunmow Hundreds … Read more