Billericay history and accessibility
admin Ballingdon 1863 Whites directoryBALLINGDON-CUM-BRUNDON has been annexed by the Reform Acts of 1832 and 1835 to the Borough of Sudbury, in Suffolk, from which it is separated onlybythe river Stour. It contains 813 acres and 861 inhabitants, and was formerly a separate parish; but its ancient church, which stood at Brundon, about a mile from … Read more
Ashen 1863 Whites directoryASHEN, a small village on a bold acclivity on the south side of the river Stour, 2½ miles S.W. of Clare, and 10 miles N.N.W. of Halstead, has in its parish 340 souls and 1452 acres of fertile land, J.E.H. Elwes, Esq. , is lord of the manor and owner of Launds … Read more
Alphamstone 1863 Whites directoryALPHAMSTONE, a small village on an eminence overlooking the vale of the Stour, 5 miles N.E. by E. of Halstead, has in its parish 317 souls, and 1531a. of land. It has a fair for pleasure and pedlery, on the 1st Thursday in June. Sir R. D. Neave, Bart., is lord of … Read more
HINCKFORD HUNDRED.HINCKFORD is the largest Hundred in Essex, averaging about 15 miles in length and breadth, but of an irregular figure. It is bounded on the north and north-east (except for about three miles) by the winding stream of the river Stour, which divides it from Suffolk; on the west, by Freshwell and Dunmow Hundreds … Read more
St Osyth 1848 Whites Directory ST. OSYTH, celebrated for the splendid remains of its Priory, is a large village, picturesquely seated on opposite acclivities, divided by a brook, which, after turning a mill wheel, falls into a navigable creek from Brightlingsea, about 2 miles from the sea and the estuary of the Colne, 11 miles … Read more
Little Oakley 1848 Whites Directory OAKLEY, ( LITTLE) a pleasant parish of scattered houses, about a mile from the sea shore, and 44 miles S.W. of Harwich, has 255 inhabitants, and 1028 acres of land, rising boldly from the beach, and bounded on the north-west by a small creek from Harwich Haven. It has several … Read more
Great Oakley 1848 Whites Directory OAKLEY, (GREAT) is a large village, 7 miles E.S.E. of Manningtree, and W.S.W. of Harwich, and its parish contains 1145 souls, and 2996 acres of land, including Stone Green, 1½ mile further to the west, and extending eastward to the bay opposite Horsey and Pewit Islands, the latter of which … Read more
Manningtree and Mistley 1848 Whites Directory MANNINGTREE is an improving market town, and forms with MISTLEY, a port, or creek, under Harwich, pleasantly situated on the south side of the Stour, at the point where that river begins to ex- pand into a broad estuary, about half a mile below where it is crossed by … Read more
Lawford 1848 Whites Directory LAWFORD, a pleasant and fertile parish on the south side of the river Stour, extends westward from the town and port of Manningtree to the distance of two miles, and includes Lawford Street, Wignall Street, and several neat mansions and scattered houses. It contains 868 inhabitants and 2679 acres of land, … Read more
Kirby le Soken 1848 Whites Directory KIRBY-LE-SOKEN, 2 miles W. of Walton-on-the-Naze, and 11 miles S.E. of Manningtree, is a village in two divisions half a mile asunder, called Upper and Lower Streets. Its parish contains 924 inhabitants, and 3874 acres of land, including Pewit and Horsey Islands, in the bay, on the north side … Read more