Billericay history and accessibility
admin White Colne 1848 Whites Directory COLNE ( WHITE) is a village and parish, on the north side of the river Colne, opposite Earl’s Colne, and on the Colchester road, 4 miles E.S.E. of Halstead. It contains 419 souls and 1730 acres of land ; and was anciently called Colne le Blanc, from the Le Blanc … Read more
Wakes Colne 1848 Whites Directory COLNE ( WAKES) is a scattered village, on the north side of the river Colne, at the point where the Chappel Viaduct, on the Colchester and Stour Valley Railway, crosses the vale, 8 miles W.N.W. of Col- chester, and 5 miles E.S.E. of Halstead ; to which latter town a … Read more
Colne Engaine 1848 Whites Directory COLNE ENGAINE is a village and parish on the north side of the river Colne, 2½ miles E. of Halstead, and about a mile N.W. ofEarl’s Colne. It contains 685 souls and 2444A. of land. It derived its distinguishing appellation from the Engaine family, its ancient lords, who held the … Read more
Earls Colne 1848 Whites Directory COLNE ( EARL’S) or Great Colne, is a large and well built village, pleasantly situated on the south side of the river Colne, and on the Colchester and Halstead road, 9 miles W.N.W. of the former, and 3 miles E.S.E. of the latter town. It is close to the Halstead … Read more
Coggeshall 1848 Whites Directory COGGESHALL, a small ancient town, is pleasantly situated on the north side of the river Blackwater, and on the Colchester and Braintree road, 9 miles W. by S. of Colchester, 5½ miles E. of Braintree, and 3 miles N. by W. of Kelvedon. It has afair for pedlery, &c. , on … Read more
Chappel 1848 Whites Directory CHAPPEL, or PONTISBRIGHT, is a picturesque village and parochial chapelry, on the south bank of the river Colne, 7 miles W.N W. of Colchester, and 6 miles E.S.E. of Halstead. It contains 429 inhabitants and 996A. 3R. 21 P. ofland. The Colchester and Stour Valley Railway will cross the Colne valley … Read more
Aldham 1848 Whites DirectoryALDHAM, a small pleasant village, from five to six miles W. of Colchester, and 4 miles E.N.E. of Coggleshall, has in its parish 382 souls, and about 1790 acres of fertile land, crossed by the Colchester and Stour Valley Railway, and including the village of FORD STREET, where there is a mill … Read more
Wormingford 1848 Whites directory WORMINGFORD is a parish and scattered village, on the southern acclivity of the vale of the navigable river Stour, 6 miles N.W. of Colchester, and 3 miles W.S.W. of Nayland. It contains 524 souls, and 2270A. 2R. 8P. of land, rising boldly from the banks of the river, and having a … Read more
Stanway 1848 Whites directorySTANWAY is a pleasant village on the north- eastern bank of the small river Roman, and on the London road, 4 miles W. of Colchester, and about a mile east of Marks Tey Station, on the Eastern Counties Railway. Its parish is traversed by the railway, and contains many scattered houses, 807 … Read more
Mount Bures 1848 Whites directory MOUNT BURES, on the south side of the vale of the Stour, opposite Bures St. Mary, on the Suffolk side of the river, is a picturesque village and parish, containing 282 inhabitants, and about 1400 acres of land, rising boldly from the river, and crossed by the Stour Valley Railway. … Read more