Billericay history and accessibility
admin 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
Little Holland 1848 Whites Directory HOLLAND ( LITTLE) is a small parish adjoining the above, and 5 miles S.W. of Walton-le-Soken. It has only 75 inhabitants and 646 acres of land, bounded by the sea on the east, and by Holland creek on the north. Its Church has been long in ruins, and the benefice, … Read more
Great Holland 1848 Whites Directory HOLLAND, (GREAT) a scattered village, 3 miles S.W. of Walton on the Naze, has in its parish 481 souls, and 20634. 3R. 25P. of land, extending to the sea shore, where about 800 acres are pro- tected from the incursions of the tides by a long sea wall, kept in … Read more
Frinton 1848 Whites Directory FRINTON, a small parish on the sea- coast, 24 miles S.S.W. of Walton on the Naze, has only 44 inhabitants, 470 acres of land, four houses, and a few cottages, though it is said to have anciently had a village, which was washed away by the ocean, at least two centuries … Read more
Frating 1848 Whites Directory FRATING, 6 miles E.S.E. of Colchester, is a pleasant village and parish, containing 271 souls and 1233 acres of land, bounded on the east and west by two rivulets, which run to the creeks of Alresford and Brightlingsea. Alarge portion of it is in the manors of Great Bromley, Moverons, and … Read more
Elmstead 1848 Whites Directory ELMSTEAD, a pleasant village, 4½ miles E. by N. of Colchester, and 2 miles S. by E. of Ardleigh station, has in its parish 809 souls, and 3589A. 3R. 34P. of fertile land. It is sometimes called Elmstead Market, owing to a market being held in the village during one of … Read more
Little Clacton 1848 Whites Directory CLACTON, ( LITTLE) a pleasant scattered village, occupies a level site, nearly 2 miles N. of Great Clacton, and 12 miles E.S.E. of Colchester. It has a fair on the 25th of July, and its parish contains 547 souls, and 2908A. of land. W. F. Nassau, Esq., is lord of … Read more
Great Clacton 1848 Whites Directory CLACTON, (GREAT) a large village on an eminence, about a mile from the sea beach, and 14 miles S.E. by E. of Colchester, and S.S.W. of Harwich, has in its parish 1296 inhabitants, and 3964A of land, including Copping Green, Magdalen Green, Clacton Wick, and Clacton Cliffs, on the seashore, … Read more
Little Bromley 1848 Whites Directory BROMLEY (LITTLE) is a village and parish, 3½ miles S. by W. of Manningtree, and 7 miles E. by N. of Colchester, containing 426 souls, and 1853 acres of land, in two manors, called Little Bromley or Church Hall, and Braham or Breame Hall, which were held by Queen Edeva, … Read more