Billericay history and accessibility
admin Liston 1863 Whites directoryLISTON, a small parish on the southern side of the River Stour, opposite Long Melford, and 3 miles N. by W. of Sudbury, has only 95 inhabitants, and 631 acres of land, belonging to various freeholders, but Sir Wm. Parker, Bart., is lord of the manor. Liston Hall, a fine red brick … Read more
Lamarsh 1863 Whites directoryLAMARSH, a pleasant village on the western side of the river Stour and the Stour Valley Railway, 6 miles N.E. of Halstead, has in its parish 329 souls, and 1210A. 2R. 32P. of fertile land, varying from a rich sandy loam, excellent for turnips, to a strong soil on which hops have … Read more
Great Henny 1863 Whites directoryHENNY ( GREAT) , a parish on the western side ofthe vale of the Stour, 2 miles S. of Sudbury, has a village called HENNY STREET, near the river Stour; but its church is on abold eminence. It contains 363 souls and 1096 acres of land, belonging to Jas. Manning, Edw. … Read more
Sible Hedingham 1863 Whites directory HEDINGHAM (SIBLE) is an extensive and pleasant village on the western side of the vale of the Colne, opposite Castle Hedingham, 3 miles N.W. of Halstead, and near Hedingham Station , on the line opened from Halstead in 1861. Sible Hedingham has a fair for toys and pleasure on Easter … Read more
Castle Hedingham 1863 Whites directoryHEDINGHAM (CASTLE), a large and well-built village, with several good houses, shops, and inns, is situated upon a pleasant acclivity on the east side of the Colne valley, opposite SibleHeding- ham, 4 miles N.W. of Halstead, 17 miles N.W. by W. of Colchester, and 19 miles N.N.E. of Chelmsford. It is … Read more
Haverhill Hamlet 1863 Whites directory HAVERHILL HAMLET, at the north-western extremity of this Hundred, adjoins and belongs to the parish of Haverhill, in Suffolk. It contains 257 souls and 652 acres of land.Sir G H Beaumont, Bart, is lord of the manor; but part of the soil belongs to Queen’s College, Cambridge, and several smaller … Read more
Halstead 1863 Whites directoryHALSTEAD is a neat but irregularly built market town, pleasantly situated on both sides of the valley of the small river Colne, and on the high roads from London to Bury St. Edmund’s, and from Colchester to Cambridge ; 61 miles N.E. by N. of Braintree, 8 miles S.W. by S. of … Read more
Gosfield 1863 Whites directoryGOSFIELD, a pleasant village, on the high road, 2½ miles S.W. of Halstead, and 44 miles N.E. by N. of Braintree, has in its parish 620 souls, and 2966 acres of land, including several scattered farm houses, and the large and beautiful park of GOSFIELD HALL, the seat of Samuel Courtauld, Esq. … Read more
Gestingthorpe 1863 Whites directoryGESTINGTHORPE, a long straggling village, on a pleasant eminence, 6 miles N.N.E. of Halstead, and 44 miles S.W. of Sudbury, has in its parish 769 souls, and 2611a. 3R. 22P. of land, and several scattered farm-houses. The soil is generally heavy, and partly a sandy loam. The heirs of the late Geo. … Read more
Foxearth 1863 Whites directory FOXEARTH, is a small village, in a pleasant valley, four miles N.W. by N. of Sudbury, has in its parish 400 souls, and 1582A. of land. Richard Lambert, Esq., is lord of the manor, but a great part of the soil belongs to the Trustees of Dr. Clopton’s Hospital, at Bury … Read more