RAINHAM, or RAYNHAM, 5 miles south of Romford, and 12 miles E. of London, has a station on the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway, and is a long village, on the east side of the Ingerbourn rivulet, which falls into the Thames about 1½ mile below, and receives vessels at its mouth, where it has a good quay and a ferry. The parish contains 924 souls, and 3160 acres of land, including some of the rich marshes on the banks of the Thames near South Hall, and extending northward to Berwick, Rainham Lodge, Gerpins, and other farms, from 2 to 3 miles N.E. of the church.
Over the Ingerbourn and another rivulet are bridges on the high road from London to Purfleet and Tilbury. Hall Dare, Esq. , is lord of South Hall Manor, and H. G. Crosse, Esq. , is lord of the manor of Berwick, and resides at Berwick House, a neat stuccoed mansion, near a rivulet, which flows through a marshland pool. The Church (St. Helen and St. Giles) is a small but massive stone building of Norman architecture, with a tower and three bells. It had a chantry, founded by Sir John Staunton, ” for the good estate of the mother of Edward III. , and the founder. ” The vicarage, valued in K.B. at £10, and in 1831 at £413, is in the gift of H. G. Crosse, Esq. (the impropriator of the rectory), and incumbency of the Rev. G. H. Roche, B.C.L., who has a neat residence and 4A. of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1838-the vicarial for £430 per annum.
The Parish School, supported chiefly by subscription, was established in 1786. For distribution in bread the poor have three yearly rent-charges , viz.: 26s. , left by John Adge, in 1608, out of land at Crayford, in Kent ; £5. 12s. , left by Thomas Frith, in 1612, out of land at South Weald, called Dilly Fountains; and £2. 12s., left by John Lowen, in 1677, out of Gerpin’s Farm.
POST OFFICE at Robert Ennever’s . Letters via Romford.
Brooks Ainger, wheelwright
Brown Edward, baker
Clapham Wm. victualler, Three Crowns
Crosse Hy. Godsalve, Esq. Berwick Hs
Daldy Edward Mee, coal merchant and maltster ; h Romford
Davies Rev. Stephen, D.C.L. curate
Farrow John, shoemaker
Foard Edward, victualler, Angel
Gentry William, baker & parish clerk
Hill John, grocer and draper
Holder William, draper (and Barking)
Howell Thomas, victualler, Phoenix Inn
Howell Wm. Jas. carpenter & builder
Irish Joseph William, gent. Hall
Jennings John, station master
Johnson George, policeman
King William, blacksmith, &c.
Mayhew Samuel, butcher
Parker Charles, hairdresser, &c.
Parsons John Wallace, tailor
Peek Thomas, victualler, Bell
RocheRev.Hy. Geo. B.C.L. Vicarage
Wolton Thomas, cattle salesman
FARMERS.
Hales Ann M.
Heathcote Eliz .
Hill John
Blewitt William
Bowes J.W. Ldg.
Circuit Thomas
Lambert Thomas W. South Hall
Mitchell William
Surridge Thos.
SHOPKEEPERS
Ennever Robert
TRAINS to London, Southend, &c.
OMNIBUS to Romford, Wednesday