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Waltham Abbey Whites Directory in 1848 WALTHAM ABBEY, or WALTHAM HOLY CROSS, is a small ancient market town, on the east side of the river Lea, about a mile E. of Waltham Cross Staton on the North-Eastern Railway, in Hertfordshire, on the opposite side of the vale ; and 12 miles N. by E. of … Read more
Nazeing Whites Directory in 1848NAZEING, or NASING, 5 miles N. by E. of Waltham Abbey, and from 1 to 3 miles E. of Broxbourn Station on the North-Eastern Railway, is a picturesque parish of scattered houses, extending three miles eastward from the river Lea, to which it sends a small rivulet. It contains 824 inhabitants … Read more
Epping Whites Directory in 1848EPPING is a small market town, consisting chiefly of one long and wide street, upon a high ridge of table land, on the Harlow road, and on the borders of Epping Forest, 16½ miles N.E. by N. of London, 17 miles W. by S. of Chelmsford, and 6 miles E.N.E. of … Read more
Chingford Whites Directory in 1848 CHINGFORD, an irregularly built but pleasing rural village, is picturesquely situated on the east side of the river Lea, in the south angle of Waltham Hundred, 9 miles N. by E. of London, and 4 miles South of Waltham Abbey. Its parish is within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal … Read more
Waltham HUNDRED Whites Directory in 1848 WALTHAM HUNDRED,Commonly called the HALF HUNDRED OF WALTHAM, is of small extent, and of a triangular figure, its eastern and western sides measuring only eleven miles, and its northern seven. It comprises a large portion of Epping Forest, and is bounded on the west by the river Lea, which … Read more