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admin Great Saling 1863 Whites directory SALING (GREAT) is a neat village on an eminence, five miles N.W. of Braintree, built round a large and pleasant green, shaded by rows of tall elms, forming an avenue to the church and hall. Its parish contains 361 souls and 1650 acres of fertile land, having a hilly surface, … Read more
Ridgwell 1863 Whites directory RIDGWELL, OF REDGWELL, is a pleasant village, built round a large green on a commanding eminence near the source of the river Colne, 9 miles N.W. of Halstead, and 2½ miles N.W. of Yeldham Station. It has in its parish 795 souls and 1663 acres of land, including several scattered houses … Read more
Rayne 1863 Whites directory RAYNE, a neat and pleasant village, on the Dunmow road, and on the western side of the small river Brain, 1½ mile W. of Braintree, has in its parish 401 inhabitants and 1650 acres of land. Some ofthe houses on the south side of the village are in Felsted parish. The … Read more
Pentlow 1863 Whites directory PENTLOW, a scattered village, pleasantly situated on the south side of the Stour Valley, 34 miles E. of Clare, and 5 miles N.W. of Sudbury, has in its parish 397 souls and 1805 acres of land. Capt. H. C. Mathew is lord of the manor, which was successively held by the … Read more
Pebmarsh 1863 Whites directory PEBMARSH, a village near the source of a rivulet, 3 miles N.E. of Halstead, and W. of Bures, has a large silk factory, belonging to E. L. and H. Rodick. Its parish contains 653 souls and 1978 acres of land. G. W. Puller, Esq., is lord of the manor, which was … Read more
Panfield 1863 Whites directory PANFIELD, or Pantfield, is a pleasant and salubrious village and parish, on the western side of the vale of the river Pant, or Blackwater, two miles N.N.W. of Braintree. Itcontains 308 souls, and 1475 acres of land. Panfield Hall, a fine old mansion, commanding extensive prospects, has been much altered by … Read more
Ovington 1863 Whites directory OVINGTON, a small village and parish, on the south side of the Stour Valley, two miles S.W. of Clare, has only 152 souls, and about 700 acres of land. Messrs. Homfray and Spackman are lords of the manor in right of their wives, but part of the parish belongs to the … Read more
Middleton Hamlet 1863 Whites directory MIDDLETON, a small village and parish, in the Stour Valley, one mile S. of Sudbury, has only 138 souls and 895 acres of land. Geo. St. Vincent Burke, Esq., is lord of the manor, but part of the soil belongs to the Rector and the Sykes, Cook, and Barnardiston families. … Read more
Little Maplestead 1863 Whites directory MAPLESTEAD (LITTLE,) a pleasant straggling village, two miles N. of Halstead, has in its parish 325 souls, and 1063 acres of land. The lords of the manor, impropriators of the great tithes, patrons ofthe church, and owners of the Hall farm (3824.) are the trustees of Davis’s Charity, left in … Read more
Great Maplestead 1863 Whites directory MAPLESTEAD ( GREAT) , a scattered village, 24 miles N. by W. of Halstead, has in its parish 462 souls, and 1892A. of land, finely undulated, and bounded on the west by the river Colne. Henry John Sperling, Esq., is lord of the manor, and has a handsome seat here … Read more