Stondon Massey 1848 Whites directory
STONDON MASSEY, a scattered village and parish, from 2 to 3 miles S.E. of Chipping Ongar, and 6 miles N.N.W. of Brentwood, has 291 souls and 1025 acres of land, partly on a stony or gravelly hill. It was anciently called Stondon Marci, from the Marci, or Mark family, its early proprietors, from whom it passed to the Spigurnels. It was afterwards held by the Gobion, Boteler, Writel, How, and Taylor families . P. H. Meyer, Esq. , is now lord of the manor, and has a pleasant seat here, called Stondon Place; but part of the parish belongs to the Rev. G.G. Stone street; Christ’s College, Cambridge ; and a few smaller owners. The copyholds are subject to arbitrary fines.
The Church (St. Peter and St. Paul,) is a small antique fabric, with a wooden belfry and spire, and three bells. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £13. 6s. 8d. , and in 1831 at £462, is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Thos. Hubbard, B.A., who has a good residence and about 36A. ofglebe. The tithes were commuted in 1848. In the 17th of Elizabeth, Henry Giles left for the poor 5A. of land, now let for £7. 5s, and two cottages, occupied by paupers. They have also a yearly rent charge of £1.10s. out of Braintree’s farm, at Hatfield Broad Oak, left by Alice Thomlinson. A cottage and an acre of land were given by an unknown donor to buy bell ropes, and are now let for for £2 2s. , which is carried to the churchwarden’s accounts.
Ablin Robert, vict. Bricklayers’ Arms
Barnes James, parish clerk
Broughton Edward, gentleman
Cooper Caroline, schoolmistress
Gann Thomas, shopkeeper.& wheelwright
Herman Robert, blacksmith
Hubbard Rev. Thomas, B.A., rector and rural dean
Meyer Php. Herman, Stondon Place
Page Ann, boarding school, Stondon House
Savill William, shopkeeper
FARMERS.
Collyer Philip Burgess
Darby Henry
French James. Stondon Massey Hall
Gandy George
Page William, Stondon House
Saunders Edmund
Stock Edward
Webb James
Wright George
(Letters from Ongar.)