Goldhanger 1848 Whites Directory
GOLDHANGER, a neat and pleasant village, at the head of a short creek, on the north side of the estuary of the Blackwater, 4 miles E.N.E. of Maldon, has in its parish 520 souls, and 2110A. of land. The village has a fair for toys on Whit-Monday, and a great part of the parish is low and marshy, but on the north side the surface rises gently, and the soil is a gravelly loam. George Nottidge, Esq. , is lord ofthe manor, called Totham-with-Goldhanger, but a great part of the soil belongs to H. C. Coape, Esq. , the Rev. T. Leigh, Sir R. M. Rolfe, and several smaller owners, and is occupied partly by farmers residing in neighbouring parishes. This parish was anciently called Gold-angre, and includes the small manors called Follifaunts and Fawlty, and several scattered farm-houses. Several small hills are supposed to be Danish barrows, as human bones, tiles, &c. have been found in some of them.
The Church (St. Peter) is an ancient structure, consisting of a nave, chancel, south chapel , and porch, with an embattled stone tower, containing four bells. The nave is in the early English style, but the chancel and porch are mostly of the Tudor period. In the chapel, or south chancel, is a tomb in memory of Thomas Heigham, who died in 1531. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £25.14s. 94d. , and in 1831 at £403, with that of Little Totham annexed to it, is in the patronage of the Rev. Thomas Leigh, M.A., and incumbency of the Rev. C. B. Leigh, M.A., who has a good residence, and 29A. 2R. of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1842, for £612 per annum. The Parish School is in a building, recently purchased by the patron. Here is a
small Wesleyan Chapel, built in 1839.
POST OFFICE , at C. Chaplin’s. Letters desp. 5 evening, via Maldon
Belsham Jacob, miller and maltster
Belsham Mr. A. I.
Cheney Mr.
Cooper John, vict. Chequers
Jay Rev. William J., B.A., curate
Leigh Rev. Chas. Brian, M.A. rector
Quy Edward, rake maker
Raylin Joseph, decoyman
Smith Shadrach, bricklayer
Stowell George, butcher
Thorne Samuel, saddler ; h Witham
FARMERS.
Boys John (and Little Totham)
Carter John Wilkin ( & Little Totham)
Fairhead William F. ( & Little Totham)
Francis Thomas, Follifaunts
Francis Robert( and Tolleshunt D.)
Foster Isaac (and Great Totham)
Gurton Stephen
Wade William
Hutley John (and Rivenhall)
Stedman John, Goldhanger Hall
Wood James, Burrow Marsh, &c.
BEER HOUSES .
Chaplin Caleb
Coker Richard
Grimwood Chas.
BLACKSMITHS.
Cook William
Cooper James ( & wheelwright)
Hutley Charles
CARPENTERS.
Ardley Jacob
Rollinson Samuel
SHOEMAKERS.
Austin Joseph
Bateman James
Sealey Arthur
SHOPKEEPERS. (+ are Bakers. )
+Alexander John
+Chaplin Caleb
+Coker James
+Coker Richard
Downes Martin
+Grimwood Chas. (& maltster)
King William
+Quy James