Billericay history and accessibility
Helion Bumpstead 1848 Whites Directory BUMPSTEAD, ( HELION) is a large and pleasant village, at the north- western extremity of this Hundred, 3 miles S.W. of Haverhill, and 8 miles E.N.E. of Saffron Walden. Its parish contains 906 inhabitants, and 3132 acres of land, bounded on the north by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, and giving rise … Read more
Little Saling 1848 Whites Directory BARDFIELD SALING, or LITTLE SALING, at the south end of this Hundred, 5½ miles N.E. of Dunmow, and N.W. of Braintree, is a village and parish, containing 381 inhabitants, and 1136A. 1R. 36P. of land, including roads and waste. It adjoins Great Saling, and in some records it is called … Read more
Little Bardfield 1848 Whites Directory BARDFIELD, ( LITTLE) a small scattered village, in a picturesque and well-wooded country, on the south-west side of the vale of the river Pant, 1½ mile N.W. of Great Bardfield, and 3 miles E. of Thaxted, has in its parish 375 souls, and 1710 acres of land. John Cutts, Esq. … Read more
Great Bardfield 1848 Whites DirectoryBARDFIELD, (GREAT) a small ancient town, which had formerly amarket on Tuesdays, and has still a fair for cattle, &c. , on the 22nd of June, is pleasantly situated on the south side of the river Pant, or Blackwater, 8 miles N.W. by N. of Braintree, and 7 miles N.N.E. of … Read more
Ashdon 1848 Whites Directory ASHDON, a pleasant village near the source of a rivulet, 4 miles N.E. of Saffron Walden, has in its parish 948 souls, and 4045 acres of land, exclusive of LITTLE BARTLOW, or Bartlow End hamlet, which is a separate township, and has 216 souls and 841 acres, adjoining Great Bartlow, in … Read more
FRESHWELL HUNDREDExtends about sixteen miles southward from the borders of Cambridgeshire, and varies from five to less than three in breadth. It gives rise to the river Pant, and to a tributary stream of the river Granta. It is bounded on the east and south by Hinckford Hundred, and on the west by Dunmow and … Read more
Little Wigborough 1848 Whites directory WIGBOROUGH ( LITTLE,) is a small village, on a declivity, overlooking the salt marshes and the estuary of the Blackwater, 8 miles S. by W. of Colchester, between Great Wigborough and the Mersea and Salcott creeks. Its parish contains 114 inhabitants, and 1152A. of land , including about 134A. of … Read more
Great Wigborough 1848 Whites directory WIGBOROUGH (GREAT) is a pleasant village, on an eminence overlooking the salt marshes and the ocean, 7 miles S.S.W. of Colchester, and 8 miles E. by S. of Kelvedon. Its parish contains 479 inhabitants, and 2599 acres of land, exclusive of a portion of the saltings, which are covered by … Read more
Virley 1848 Whites directory VIRLEY, or Salcott Virley, is a small parish at the head of the creek, opposite Salcott, 8 miles S.S.W. of Colchester. At the domesday survey it belonged to Robert de Verli, and since 1370, it has been held by the Lee, De Vere, and other families. It contains only 68 souls, … Read more
Salcott 1848 Whites directory SALCOTT, a small village and parish, at the head of the navigable creek, to which it gives name, 8 miles S.S.W. of Colchester and E.N.E. of Maldon, has 181 inhabitants, and 255 acres of land, partly salt marsh. It adjoins Virley, and has a fair for pedlery, &c. , on September … Read more