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admin Southchurch 1848 Whites directory SOUTHCHURCH is a pleasant village, about a mile N.E. of Southend, and 4 miles S.S.E. of Rochford, on a declivity overlooking the estuary of the Thames. Its parish contains 432 inhabitants, and 1825 acres of land, extending southward to the flat shore of the estuary between Shoebury and Southend. Before 824, … Read more
SHOEBURY (SOUTH) is a small village and parish, on Shoebury Ness, which juts to a point in the ocean at the mouth of the Thames, 6 miles S.E. of Rochford, and 44 miles E. of London. It contains only 164 souls, and 987 acres ofland; but was formerly much larger, and is said to have … Read more
North Shoebury 1848 Whites directory SHOEBURY , ( NORTH) is a small pleasant village, about a mile from the sea shore, and the mouth of the Thames, and 4 miles S.E. by E. of Rochford, has in its parish 202 souls and 1086 acres of land, extending to the beach. It is in two manors, … Read more
Rochford 1848 Whites Directory ROCHFORD, a small ancient market town and polling place, gives name to the Hundred and Union of Rochford, in which it holds a central situation, on the river Broomhill, crossed by two small bridges, 4 miles N. by W. of Southend, 17 miles S.E. of Chelmsford, and 40 miles E. by … Read more
Rayleigh 1848 Whites directory RAYLEIGH, a small ancient town, which formerly had a market, is pleasantly situated on the London and Rochford road, 5 miles W. of the latter, 33 miles E. of the former, and 13 miles S.E. by S. of Chelmsford. Its market, formerly held on Saturday, fell into disuse about 30 years … Read more
Rawreth 1848 Whites directory RAWRETH, a village and parish on the south side of the vale of the Crouch, and on one of the tributary streams of that river, 24 miles miles N.W. of Rayleigh, has 387 inhabitants, and 2377A. 18. 19P. of fertile land, extending to Battle Bridge, on the Crouch, where there are … Read more
Southend, Prittlewell and Milton 1848 Whites directory PRITTLEWELL, a neat and well built village with many modern houses, overlooking the estuary of the Thames, 1½ miles N.W. of Southend, and 3 miles S. of Rochford, has in its parish 3285 acres of land, and 2339 inhabitants, including the small hamlet of MILTON, and the handsome … Read more
Paglesham 1848 Whites directory PAGLESHAM, or Packlesham, is a village and parish, containing 436 souls, and 2002 acres of land, on a creek of the river Crouch, which separates it on the east from Wallasea Island, 4 miles N.E. by E. Rochford. It includes part of Wallasea Island, and many of its inhabitants are employed … Read more
Leigh 1848 Whites directory LEIGH, a small ancient town, port, and fishing station, with a custom-house and coast-guard, is mostly situated at the foot of a woody acclivity, on the north shore of Hadleigh Bay, or Leigh Roads, opposite the east point of Canvey Island, in the estuary of the busy Thames, 4miles W. of … Read more
Hockley 1848 Whites directory HOCKLEY, a pleasant scattered village and fertile parish, is sometimes called Hockley-super-Montem, from the situation of its church on a commanding eminence, 4 miles N.W. of Rochford, and 2½ miles N.E. of Rayleigh, nearly midway between the most populous parts of the parish, viz , Hockley Common on the south, and … Read more