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admin Nettleswell 1863 Whites directory NETTESWELL parish has a small village, called Netteswell Cross, in the picturesque valley of the river Stort, two miles S.W. of Harlow, and a mile N.E. of the church. It contains 347 souls, and 1521 acres of land, extending northward to Burnt Mill Station, on the line from London to Cambridge, … Read more
Matching 1863 Whites directory MATCHING, a scattered village in three divisions, four miles E. of Harlow, has in its parish 665 souls, and 2384 acres of land, in two manors, and generally having a level surface. Sir J. T. I. Selwin is lord of Matching Hall, the chief manor, formerly held by the Gernon, Walden, … Read more
Latton 1863 Whites directory LATTON, is a parish of scattered houses, on the eastern side of the vale of the Stort, from two to four miles S. of Harlow, contains 196 inhabitants, and 1382 acres of land, including the Common, near Potter street, on which Harlow Bush Fair is held. At Domesday survey, this parish … Read more
Hatfield Broad Oak 1863 Whites directory HATFIELD BROAD OAK, or Hatfield Regis, is an ancient village, pleasantly situated on the eastern side of the Pincey Brook, six miles S.E. of Bishop-Stortford, and seven miles N.E. of Harlow and S.W. of Dunmow. It was formerly a market-town, and it still has a fair for lambs, on … Read more
Little Hallingbury 1863 Whites directory HALLINGBURY ( LITTLE) is a neat and pleasant village, on the east side of the picturesque vale of the river Stort, three miles S.S.E. of Bishop-Stortford. Its parish contains 513 souls and 1610 acres of land, separated from Hertfordshire by the Stort, to which it sends a tributary stream. It … Read more
Great Hallingbury 1863 Whites directory HALLINGBURY (GREAT) is a pleasant village, delightfully situated on the eastern acclivities of the vale of the river Stort, 2 miles E. by S. of Bishop-Stortford. Its parish extends westward to the North-Eastern branch of the Eastern Counties Railway and the borders of Hertfordshire ; and contains 714 inhabitants, and … Read more
HARLOW, a small ancient market town, is pleasantly situated near the North-Eastern branch of the Eastern Counties Railway, on the high road from London to Bishop Stortford, 23 miles N. by E. of the former, 6 miles S. of the latter, and 7 miles N.W. of Ongar. It is on the eastern side of the … Read more
HARLOW HUNDRED,Or, as it is sometimes called, the Half Hundred of Harlow, is of small extent, being only eleven miles in length from south to north, and from three to six miles in breadth; bounded on the west by the river Stort, which separates it from Hertfordshire ; on the north, by Uttlesford Hundred ; … Read more
Little Yeldham 1863 Whites directoryYELDHAM (LITTLE) , or Upper Yeldham, is a small but pleasant village and parish, about 1 mile N.E. of Great Yeldham Station, and 8 miles N. by W. of Halstead. It contains 307 inhabi- tants, and 919 acres of land. In Domesday Book it is described as a berewick in the … Read more
Great Yeldham 1863 Whites directory YELDHAM ( GREAT) , or Lower Yeldham, is a neat and pleasant scattered village, on the high road, and on the banks of the small river Colne and two of its tributary streams, 7 miles N.N.W. of Halstead, and 3 miles N.W. of Castle Hedingham. Its parish contains 696 souls, … Read more