Billericay history and accessibility
admin 1848 Whites directory Writtle WRITTLE, a large and well-built village, pleasantly situated on the west side of the river Can, 24 miles W. by S. of Chelmsford, has a spacious Green, ornamented with a sheet of water ; and a small one, called St. John’s Green. It has many good houses, and a large brewery … Read more
1848 Whites directory Woodham Ferrers WOODHAM FERRERS, or Ferris, is a compact village, seated on the slope of a considerable eminence, 8 miles S.E. of Chelmsford,and 6 miles N. of Rayleigh. It lies south-west of Woodham Walter and Mortimer, and its parish contains 895 souls, and 4,681 acres of land, including 139A. of wood, and … Read more
1848 Whites directory Widford WIDFORD, a small parish on the London road, and the banks of the small river Wid, 1 mile S.S.W. of Chelmsford, is crossed by the Eastern Counties Railway, and contains 692 acres of land, and about 190 inhabitants. When the census was taken in July 1841 , its population was swelled … Read more
1848 Whites directory Little Waltham WALTHAM, (LITTLE) a pleasant village on the east side of the river Chelmer, and on the Braintree road, 4 miles N. of Chelmsford,has in its parish 690 souls, and 2,209A. of fertile land, including 118A. ofwood. The village is on a gentle slope, and adjoining it are some houses in … Read more
1848 Whites directory Great Waltham WALTHAM, (GREAT) a pleasant village on the west side of the river Chelmer, and on the Dunmow road, from 4 to 5 miles N. of Chelmsford, has in its populous and extensive parish, many scattered houses, and the small villages, hamlets, &c. , of How Street, 1 mile N.; Chatham … Read more
1848 Whites directory Sandon SANDON, a pleasant village in the vale of the Sandon brook , 3 miles E.S.E. of Chelmsford, has in its parish 531 souls, and 2,278 acres of land, of which, 429 acres are in pasturage, 19 wood, and 54 waste. The soil is various, mostly a wet loam, resting on clay … Read more
1848 Whites directory Runwell RUNWELL, a scattered village and parish on the north side of the vale of the Crouch, 4½miles N.W. ofRayleigh, and 10 miles S.E. by S. of Chelmsford, contains 324 souls, and 2,059A. OR. 31P. of land, chiefly a clayey loam, and extending in gentle slopes two miles north from the river, … Read more
1848 Whites directory Roxwell ROXWELL, a pleasant village near one of the sources of the river Can, 4½ miles W. by N. of Chelmsford, has in its parish 827 souls, and 4,755 acres of land, including 120A. of wood, 864. of waste, and many scattered houses, extending northward to Boyton Cross and Chalk-end ; and … Read more
1848 Whites directory Rettendon RETTENDON, or Rettenden parish contains many scattered houses, and most of the village of BATTLE BRIDGE, on the river Crouch, 4miles N.W. ofRayleigh, and 9 m. S.E. by S. of Chelmsford.The mill and houses on the north side of Battle Bridge, are in Rawreth parish. The bridge is of wood, and … Read more
1848 Whites directory Mountnessing MOUNTNESSING parish has a small village , or ” street,” on the London road, 2 miles S.W. of Ingstestone, and 4 miles W.N.W. of Billericay ; but it has many scattered houses, and its church is 1½ mile to the east, near the small river Wid, which receives here several tributary … Read more