Billericay history and accessibility
admin Mount Bures 1863 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 apicturesque village and parish, containing 301 inhabitants, and about 1400 acres of land, rising boldly from the river, and crossed by the Stour Valley Railway. In some … Read more
Langham 1863 Whites Directory LANGHAM is a long parish of scattered houses, extending from the south bank of the navigable river Stour, near Stratford and Dedham, at the distance of 7, to within 3 miles N. of Colchester. It contains 862 souls and 2874 acres of land, including Langham Moor, Park Lane, Highfield, Langham Valley, … Read more
Little Horkesley 1863 Whites Directory HORKESLEY (LITTLE) is a parish of scattered houses on the south side of the vale of the Stour, including Westwood Green, and Hey Green, and extending from 4 to 6 miles N.W. by N. of Colchester, and from 2 to 4 miles S.S.W. of Nayland. It contains 253 souls and … Read more
Great Horkesley 1863 Whites Directory HORKESLEY (GREAT), a pleasant, scattered village, on the south side of the vale of the river Stour, opposite Nayland on the Suffolk side of the river, where there is a good bridge, up to which the Stour is navigable for small craft. Horkesley Green and Causeway, and the principal part … Read more
Fordham 1863 Whites Directory FORDHAM, a pleasant village on the north side of the river Colne, 6 miles W.N.W. of Colchester, and 7 miles E.S.E. of Halstead, has in its parish 782 souls, and about 2000 acres of land, including 30A. of open heath. It is sometimes called Great Fordham,to distinguish it from Aldham, or … Read more
Easthorpe 1863 Whites Directory EAST THORPE, or EASTHORPE, a small secluded village, seven miles W.S.W. of Colchester, and nearly four miles N.E. of Kelvedon, has in its parish only 144 souls, and 1300 acres of land. The Executors of the late Hon. Colonel Onslow are lords of themanor during the minority of Henry Cranley Onslow, … Read more
East Donyland 1863 Whites Directory DONYLAND (EAST), a small village, three miles S.S.E. of Colchester, has in its parish about 1400 acres, 1052 inhabitants,and the fishing village of ROWHEDGE, on the west bank of the river Colne, opposite Wivenhoe, where there are about fifty fishing boats. It adjoins Berechurch, or West Donyland, and at the … Read more
Dedham 1863 Whites Directory DEDHAM, a small and well built town, which formerly had a market, is pleasantly situated at the north-east angle of Lexden Hundred, on the south side of the river Stour, which divides it from Suffolk. It is a little below Stratford Bridge, where it has a suburb called Dedham Green, on … Read more
Boxted 1863 Whites Directory BOXTED, a pleasant village and parish, on the south side of the vale of the river Stour, 6 miles N. ofColchester, and 2 miles E.S.E. of Nayland, contains 935 inhabitants, and 3082A. 3R. 22p. of land. The soil is a light gravelly loam, well adapted for turnip husbandry; and belongs to … Read more
Birch 1863 Whites Directory BIRCH parish has a straggling village, on a pleasant acclivity, 5 miles S.W. of Colchester, and contains about 940 souls, and 3000 acres of dry loamy land, extending northward to Heckford Bridge, on the small river Roman, where there is a small assemblage of houses, four miles S.W. of Colchester. It … Read more