Stisted 1848 Whites Directory
STISTED, a pleasant village on the northern acclivity of the vale of the Blackwater, 3 miles E. by N. of Braintree, has in its parish 911 inhabitants, and 2970 acres of land, in some parts low and in others hilly, with corre- sponding varieties of soil, and a good proportion of woodland. O. S. Onley, Esq. , is lord of the manor and owner of a great part of the soil. He resides at Stisted Hall, a large and handsome mansion, built in 1826-7, on the site of the ancient manor house, in a finely wooded park of about 100 acres, rising gradually from the river Blackwater. The entrance front has a large and elegant Ionic portico, and the entire mansion is finished in the improved style of modern architecture. Before the Norman Conquest, the lordship of Stisted was given to the monks of Christchurch, Canterbury, who held it till the dissolution. In 1549, it was purchased by Sir Thos. Wiseman, and in 1685, it was sold to Wm. Lingwood, Esq. , who left it to his third wife. The latter died in 1719, and bequeathed the manor to John Savill, Esq. who left it to his brother. One of the two co-heiresses of the latter carried it in marriage to the Rev. Charles Onley, from whom the present owner is descended. The manor of Rayne Hatch and Boultwoods, in the northern part of the parish, belongs to Clopton’s Hospital, at Bury St. Edmund’s, and about 50 acres of the farm, bearing the former name, are in Braintree parish. Sir J. B. Pechell, Mr. J. F. Baines, Mr. Isaac King, and several smaller owners, have estates in the parish, mostly freehold. Peckstones, a farm of about 40A., belongs to the Free School at Earl’s Colne.
Church (All Saint’s,) is an ancient structure, but the chancel was restored by the rector some years ago. In 1844, O. S. Onley, Esq. , rebuilt the tower, and placed in it a new peal of six bells. In the chancel are five lancet windows, enriched with stained glass given by Mr. Onley. The nave is separated from the chancel by Norman arches, and its restoration is in contemplation. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £22, and in 1831 at £532, is in the patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and incumbency of the Rev. Chas. Forster, B.D., who has 1574. of glebe, and a handsome residence, built in 1839, when the tithes were commuted. Here is a small Independent Chapel, built in 1835. This parish participates in the Free School at Earl’s Colne, and the poor have £12 a year out of the Stistel Hall estate, left by the Rev. Chas. Onley, about 1802, for distribution in coals. Mr. Onley and the rector support two small schools for poor children.
Ardley Benjamin, saddler
Beckwith John, church clerk
Cawston Robert, plumber and glazier
Carter Mrs Caroline
Comber William Esq. Stisted Cottage
Forster Rev. Chas. , B.D. Rectory
Houlton Augst. cooper and schoolmaster.
May Misses My. and Eliz., Coven- brook Hall
Messent Henry, vict. Duke’s Head
Onley Onley Savill, Esq. Stisted Hall
Pallant Philip, police officer
Simpson Miss M. Henhams
Stebbing Chas. vict. Black Lion
Tillott John, land agent, Hall
Warren Ths. Cs. & Joseph. broom mkrs
FARMERS
Baines John Fuller, Boultwoods
Baker Jonathan, Kentish Farm
Bridge Francis, Brookes
King Newton, Jenkins
May William ( and maltster,) Gowers
Rankin Alfred, Rayne Hatch
Rayner William , Miles Farm
Simpson William, Henhams
Stammers Sarah, Mill Farm
Walford Jas. (& brickmkr. ) Bay Tree
BLACKSMITHS
Ely Charles
Messent Hy.
Stebbing Chas.
BEERHOUSES .
Alliston James.
Kemp John
BRICKLAYERS .
Corder George
Rankin Richard.
Watts Thomas
DRESSMAKERS. &c.
Candler My. and Harriet
Rankin Eliza
SHOEMAKERS.
Bickmore Joseph.
Jeggo William
BUTCHERS.
Chamberlain Stn.
Shave John
SHOPKEEPERS.
Candler Hannah, (draper & china, &c. dealer)
Hawkes Peter
Kemp John
Warren Thos.
SCHOOLS.
Carr Maria
Houlton Augst.
Houlton Eliz.
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