Barling 1848 Whites directory
BARLING is a small village and parish , on a creek of the river Broomhill, opposite Potton Island, 4 miles E. of Rochford, and con- tains 1260 acres of land and 326 inhabitants. It is a peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s, who are lords of the inanor, patrons of the church, and appropriators of the rectory. The manor was given to St. Paul’s Cathedral by Edward the Confessor ; and in 1253, the Dean purchased the low marsh land on the east side of the parish .
In 1322, the Dean agreed with Adam de Barling and his tenants for the erection of an embankment to keep the tidal waters out of this marsh, and in consideration thereof, he gave to Adam and his heirs the profits of the fishery in the creek for ever. Mucking Hall estate belongs to Lady Sparrow, and other parts of the parish belong to Rt. Adcock, W. S. Jones, Thomas Rogers, Chas. Wiseman, and several residents . The Church (All Saints,) is an ancient structure, with a tower, spire, and four bells. The benefice is a vicarage, valued in K.B. at £18 , and in 1831 at £308, and now enjoyed by the Rev. J. T. Bennett, M.A., of London, one of the minor canons of St. Paul’s. The tithes were commuted in 1843. The Poor’s Cottage, near the churchyard, was given at an early period by an unknown donor, and is occupied rent free by a poor family.
POST OFFICE, at Chas. Gardener’s.
Letters despatched via Rochford, at 3 afternoon
Binks Daniel, shopkeeper
Smyth Rev. Samuel Buxton, M.A. curate
Wendon Matthew, gardener
FARMERS .
Bannester Fras. Walker, (high constable)
Brown Samuel
Brown Wm.
Hudson Thomas, Barling Hall
Kernott Mrs. Goal Farm
Lambert Mrs J.
Sumner Edwin
Reeve Joseph
Winterflood John