Billericay history and accessibility
Lexden Hundred 1863 Whites Directory LEXDEN HUNDREDIs one of the largest in the North Division of Essex, being about 13 miles in length, from east to west, and from 8 to 10 in breadth. On the north it is separated from Suffolk by the river Stour, and it is bounded on its other sides by … Read more
Little Wigborough 1863 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 92 inhabitants, and 1152A. of land, including about 134A. of low marshes … Read more
Great Wigborough 1863 Whites directory WIGBOROUGH (GREAT) is a pleasant village, on an emin- ence 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 428 inhabitants and 2599 arces of land, exclusive of a portion of the saltings, which are covered … Read more
Virley 1863 Whites directory VIRLEY, or Salcott Virley, is a amall 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 69 souls … Read more
Salcott 1863 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 7 miles E.S.E. of Kelvedon, has 188 inhabitants and 255 acres of land, partly salt marsh. It adjoins Virley, and has a fair for pedlery, &c. , … Read more
Peldon 1863 Whites directory PELDON, 6 miles S. by W. of Colchester, is a village and parish, containing 501 souls, and 2182A. of land, mostly on a bold aclivity, but descending southward to the low salt marshes near Mersea Island, over which the church commands a view of the ocean. The manor was granted by … Read more
West Mersea 1863 Whites directory MERSEA ISLAND comprises the two parishes of East and West Mersea, and extends from Mersea Stone, at the mouth of the Colne, to the estuary of the Blackwater. It is of an oval figure, presenting a length of about five miles to the ocean, and being from 1½to 2 miles … Read more
East Mersea 1863 Whites directoryMERSEA ISLAND comprises the two parishes of East and West Mersea, and extends from Mersea Stone, at the mouth of the Colne, to the estuary of the Blackwater. It is of an oval figure, presenting a length of about five miles to the ocean, and being from 1½to 2 miles in … Read more
Layer Marney 1863 Whites directory LAYER MARNEY, a scattered village and parish, 5 miles E. by S. of Kelvedon, and 7 miles N.W. of Colchester, has 276 inhabitants and 1950A. of land, including 120A. of wood. It adjoins Tiptree Heath, and is the most western of the three Layer parishes. It includes Heyns Green, and … Read more
Layer de la Hay 1863 Whites directory LAYER-DE-LA-HAY is a pleasant village, on a commanding eminence, overlooking the small river Roman and one of its tributary streams, 4 miles S.E. of Colchester, and 7 miles E. of Kelvedon. It has a fair for toys and pedlery, on the 15th of May; and its parish contains … Read more