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Little Tey 1848 Whites DirectoryTEY, (LITTLE) 7 miles W. by S. of Colchester, and 3 miles E. of Coggleshall, is one of the smallest parishes in the county, having only 59 souls, and 486A. IR. 32P. ofland. It anciently belonged with Feering to Westminster Abbey. The Bishop of London is lord of the manor, but … Read more
Marks Tey 1848 Whites DirectoryTEY, ( MARKS) or Tey at the Elms, is a pleasant village on the London road, south-east of the two other Teys, 5 miles W. by S. of Colchester, and 4 miles E. by N. of Coggleshall. On the Eastern Counties Railway, near the junction of the Braintree and London roads, … Read more
Great Tey 1848 Whites DirectoryTEY (GREAT) is a pleasant village, 7 miles W. by N. of Col- chester, and 4 miles N.E. of Coggeshall ; and about 2 miles from Marks Tey and Chappel Railway Stations. Its parish contains 733 inhabitants, and 2478A. 3R. 3p. of land, extending southward to Pattocks Green, and westward to … Read more
Pattiswick 1848 Whites DirectoryPATTISWICK, a small village and parish, 2 miles W.N.W. of Coggeshall, and 4 miles E. by N. of Braintree, has 375 souls, and 1635A. 12R. 6P. of land, and is in Braintree Union. As a member of Feering parish, it belonged to Westminster Abbey till the dissolution, after which it was given … Read more
Messing 1848 Whites Directory MESSING is a pleasant village on an elevated site, 3 miles E. by N. of Kelvedon, and 8 miles S.W. by W. of Colchester. Its parish contains 758 souls and 2496A. 3R. 21P. of land, extending three miles southward to Tiptree Heath, which is mostly in Great Braxted parish, and where … Read more
Markshall 1848 Whites DirectoryMARKSHALL is a small parish near the source of a rivulet, 2 miles N. by W. of Coggeshall, containing only 33 inhabitants, and 834A. 3R. 29P. of land, all (except the glebe) belonging to William Philip Honeywood, Esq. , who resides at the HALL, a large and handsome mansion in the Tudor … Read more
Inworth 1848 Whites DirectoryINWORTH, a small village on a pleasant eminence, 1½ mile S.E. of Kelvedon, and 10 miles E.S.E. of Colchester, has in its parish 591 inhabitants, and 15554. 3R. 11p. of land, extending northward to the river Blackwater, near Kelvedon, and including many scattered houses, and a silk mill. The soil is a … Read more
Feering 1848 Whites Directory FEERING, a small pleasant village, on the east side of the vale of the river Blackwater, and nearly half a mile north of the London road, is distant 1½ mile N.E. of Kelvedon, and 9 miles W.S.W. of Colchester. From Kelvedon station, on the opposite side of the river, the Eastern … Read more
Copford 1848 Whites DirectoryCOPFORD is pleasant parish of scattered houses near the small , river Roman, and the London road, from 4 to 5 miles W. by S. of Colchester. It contains 645 inhabitants, and 2350 acres of land, traversed by the Eastern Counties Railway, near Marks Tey station and Stanway. Much of the land … Read more
White Colne 1848 Whites Directory COLNE ( WHITE) is a village and parish, on the north side of the river Colne, opposite Earl’s Colne, and on the Colchester road, 4 miles E.S.E. of Halstead. It contains 419 souls and 1730 acres of land ; and was anciently called Colne le Blanc, from the Le Blanc … Read more