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Strethall 1848 Whites directory STRETHALL, or Streethall, a small hilly parish , 4 miles W.N.W. of Saffron Walden, and 2 miles from Littlebury Railway Station, has only 37 souls, and 609 acres of land, besides wastes and roads. The Rev. William Forbes Raymond is lord of the manor, owner of most of the soil , … Read more
Wenden Lofts 1848 Whites directory WENDEN LOFTS, or Wenden Loughts, a small hilly parish, 5 miles W. of Saffron Walden, and 3 miles from Littlebury and Wenden Railway Stations, has only 72 inhabitants, and 779 acres of land, rising boldly on the north side of a tributary stream of the river Cam or Granta. It … Read more
Marks Tey 1863 Whites Directory TEY, ( 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 Coggeshall. On the Eastern Counties Railway, near the junction of the Braintree and London … Read more
Little Tey 1863 Whites Directory TEY (LITTLE), 7 miles W. by S. of Colchester, and 3 miles E. of Coggeshall, is one of the smallest parishes in the county, having only 63 souls, and 486A. 1R. 32P. of land. It anciently belonged with Feering to Westminster Abbey. The Bishop of London is lord of the … Read more
Great Tey 1863 Whites Directory TEY (GREAT) is a pleasant village, 7 miles W. by N. of Colchester, 4 miles N.E. of Coggeshall, and about 2 miles from Marks Tey and Chapel Railway Stations. Its parish contains 818 inhabitants, and 2478A. 3R. 3P. of land, extending southward to Pattocks Green, and westward to Buckler’s Green. … Read more
Pattiswick 1863 Whites Directory PATTISWICK, a small village and parish, 2 miles W.N.W. of Coggeshall, and 4 miles E. by N. of Braintree, has 316 souls, and 1635A. 2R. 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 … Read more
Messing 1863 Whites Directory MESSING is a pleasant village, on anelevated site, 3 miles E. by N. of Kelvedon, and 8 miles S.W. by W. of Colchester.parish contains 813 souls and 2698A. 3R. 21P. of land, extending three miles southward to Tiptree Heath, which is mostly in other parishes, and where a fair and races … Read more
Markshall 1863 Whites Directory MARKSHALL is a small parish, near the source of a rivulet two miles N. by W. of Coggeshall, containing only 42 inhabitants and 834A. 3R. 29P. of land, all (except the glebe) belonging to Mrs. Honywood, who resides at the HALL, a large and handsome mansion in the Tudor style, pleasantly … Read more
Inworth 1863 Whites Directory INWORTH, 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 655 inhabitants and 1555A. 3R. 11P. of land, extending north-ward to the river Blackwater, near Kelvedon, and including many scattered houses and a silk mill. The soil is … Read more
Feering 1863 Whites Directory FEERING, a small pleasant village, on the east side ofthe vale of the river Blackwater, and nearly half a mile north of the London road, is distant 14 mile N.E. of Kelvedon, and nine miles W.S.W. of Colchester. From Kelvedon Station, on the opposite side of the river, the Eastern Counties … Read more