Billericay history and accessibility
Sheering 1863 Whites directory SHEERING, or SHERING, is a pleasant village, on the Dunmow road, 2 miles N.E. of Harlow. Its parish, which contains 499 inhabitants, and 1594 acres of land, extends westward to the river Stort, which separates it from Hertfordshire. In old records it is called Sceringa, Snaring, Cherring, &c. In the Confessor’s … Read more
Roydon 1863 Whites directory ROYDON, a pleasant village, is picturesquely seated in the beautiful vale of the river Stort, four miles S.E. of Ware, and five miles W.S.W. of Harlow; and has a Station on the North Eastern branch of the Eastern Counties Railway. Its parish contains about 900 inhabitants, and 2994 acres of land, … Read more
Little Pandon 1863 Whites directoryPARNDON, (LITTLE) one of the smallest parishes in the county, is pleasantly situated on the east side of the vale of the Stort, near Burnt Mill Station, on the North Eastern Railway, 2 miles S.W. of Harlow. It contains only about 60 souls, and 522 acres of land, exclusive of 56 … Read more
Great Pandon 1863 Whites directoryPARNDON, (GREAT) four miles S.W. of Harlow, is a pleasant scattered village and hilly parish, at the south end of this Hundred, watered by a rivulet which flows westward to the Stort. It contains 492 souls, and 2200 acres of land, adjoining Harlow Bush Common, on the east. The Earl of … Read more
Nettleswell 1863 Whites directory NETTESWELL parish has a small village, called Netteswell Cross, in the picturesque valley of the river Stort, two miles S.W. of Harlow, and a mile N.E. of the church. It contains 347 souls, and 1521 acres of land, extending northward to Burnt Mill Station, on the line from London to Cambridge, … Read more
Matching 1863 Whites directory MATCHING, a scattered village in three divisions, four miles E. of Harlow, has in its parish 665 souls, and 2384 acres of land, in two manors, and generally having a level surface. Sir J. T. I. Selwin is lord of Matching Hall, the chief manor, formerly held by the Gernon, Walden, … Read more
Latton 1863 Whites directory LATTON, is a parish of scattered houses, on the eastern side of the vale of the Stort, from two to four miles S. of Harlow, contains 196 inhabitants, and 1382 acres of land, including the Common, near Potter street, on which Harlow Bush Fair is held. At Domesday survey, this parish … Read more
Hatfield Broad Oak 1863 Whites directory HATFIELD BROAD OAK, or Hatfield Regis, is an ancient village, pleasantly situated on the eastern side of the Pincey Brook, six miles S.E. of Bishop-Stortford, and seven miles N.E. of Harlow and S.W. of Dunmow. It was formerly a market-town, and it still has a fair for lambs, on … Read more
Little Hallingbury 1863 Whites directory HALLINGBURY ( LITTLE) is a neat and pleasant village, on the east side of the picturesque vale of the river Stort, three miles S.S.E. of Bishop-Stortford. Its parish contains 513 souls and 1610 acres of land, separated from Hertfordshire by the Stort, to which it sends a tributary stream. It … Read more
Great Hallingbury 1863 Whites directory HALLINGBURY (GREAT) is a pleasant village, delightfully situated on the eastern acclivities of the vale of the river Stort, 2 miles E. by S. of Bishop-Stortford. Its parish extends westward to the North-Eastern branch of the Eastern Counties Railway and the borders of Hertfordshire ; and contains 714 inhabitants, and … Read more