Cold Norton Whites Directory in 1848

Cold Norton Whites Directory in 1848
COLD- NORTON, 5 miles S. of Maldon, is a small village and parish, containing 264 souls and 1651 acres of land, having a fertile soil and an undulated surface, watered by a small rivulet which flows southward to the Crouch. The manor has been held by the Aunblie, Bohun, Bourchier, and other families, and was sold about 1600 to Thomas Sutton, Esq., who gave it as part of the endowment of his rich foundation in London, called the Charter House. The Governors of this charitable institution are now lords of the manor, owners of most ofthe soil, and patrons of the rectory, valued in K.B. at £16. 13s. 4d. , and in 1831 at £341, and now enjoyed by the Rev. William Holland, M.A., who has a large and handsome residence, and 42A. 3R. 28p. of glebe. The Church (St. Stephen,) is a small ancient structure, with a wooden belfry, crowned by a short spire. The nave is Norman, of the 12th century ; but both it and the chancel have undergone many repairs. The Hall is a neat mansion, commanding extensive views, and has been occupied, with the farm, by the Clarke family more than a century. Edward Blore, Esq. , and a few smaller owners, have estates in the parish , which includes lands called Flambards and West Whetenham, formerly held by the Alley and Browne families. The rent of a cottage, garden, and 1A. 24p. of land , given to the poor by an unknown donor, and now let for £5, is carried to the poor rates. Here is a neat National School, erected in 1842, with a house for the mistress, on land given by the Governors of the Charter House
Gosling Ann , schoolmistress
Holland Rev. William, M.A. rector and rural dean, Rectory
Innefer Thomas, shoemaker
Stock William, shopkeeper
Taylor Abm. Gabriel, vict. Flying Bullocks
Wells Charles, parish clerk

FARMERS.
Barnes Eleanor
Chapman Edward
Brown Sarah
Stock William
Clarke William, Cold Norton Hall
Crabb John
Harvey James
Hawes Thomas
Mead Daniel
Whitwell John, Wild Farm