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Copford 1863 Whites Directory COPFORD is a pleasant parish of scattered houses, near the small river Roman, and the London road, from four to five miles W. by S. of Colchester. It contains 775 inhabitants, and 2350 acres ofland. F. G. F. Harrison, Esq., is lord of the manor, and resides at COPFORD HALL, a … Read more
White Colne 1863 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, 4miles E.S.E. of Halstead. It includes Colne Station, and contains 400 souls and 1730 acres of land. It was anciently called Colne- le- Blanc, fromthe Le … Read more
Wakes Colne 1863 Whites Directory COLNE (WAKES) , is a scattered village near Chappel Station, on the north side of the river Colne, at the point where the Chappel Viaduct, on the Colchester and Stour Valley Railway, crosses the vale, eight miles W.N.W. of Colchester, and five miles E.S.E. of Halstead. Its parish has 535 … Read more
Colne Engaine 1863 Whites Directory COLNE ENGAINE is a village and parish, on the north side of the river Colne, 24 miles E. of Halstead, and about a mile N.W. ofEarl’s Colne. It contains 627 souls and 2444 acres of land, and near it is Colne Station, on the Halstead and Colne Valley Railway. It … Read more
Earls Colne 1863 Whites Directory COLNE, (EARL’S) or Great Colne, is a large and well built village, pleasantly situated on the south side of the river Colne, and on the Colchester and Halstead road, 9 miles W.N.W. of the former, and 3 miles E.S.E. of the latter town. It is near the Colne Valley and … Read more
Coggeshall 1863 Whites Directory COGGESHALL, a small ancient town, is pleasantly situated on the north side of the river Blackwater, and on the Colchester and Braintree road, 9 miles W. by S. of Colchester, 5½ miles E. of Braintree, and 3 miles N. by W. of Kelvedon. It is partly on low ground, bordering on … Read more
Chappel 1863 Whites Directory CHAPPEL, or PONTESBRIGHT, is a picturesque village and parochial chapelry, on the south bank of the river Colne, near WakesColne, 7 miles W.N.W. of Colchester, and 6 miles E.S.E. of Halstead. It contains 370 inhabitants and 996A. 3R. 21P. of land. The Colchester and Stour Valley Railway crosses the Colne valley … Read more
Aldham 1863 Whites Directory ALDHAM, a small pleasant village, from five to six miles W. of Colchester, and 4.5 miles E.N.E. of Coggeshall, has in its parish 406 souls, and about 1790 acres of fertile land, crossed by the Colchester and Stour Valley Railway, and including the suburb of FORD STREET, where there is a … Read more
Wormingford 1863 Whites Directory WORMINGFORD is a parish and scattered village, on the southern acclivity of the vale of the navigable river Stour, six miles N.W. of Colchester, and three miles W.S.W. of Nayland. It contains 503 souls, and 2270A. 2R. 8P. of land, rising boldly from the banks of the river, and having a … Read more
Wivenhoe 1863 Whites Directory WIVENHOE, a large and respectable village, 3½ miles S.S.E. of Colchester, is seated on a picturesque acclivity, on the north side of the Colne, at the point where that navigable river begins to expand into a broad estuary, of which the higher parts of the village command a fine prospect, down … Read more