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admin 1848 Whites directory Chignal St JamesCHIGNAL ST. JAMES, is a small parish, 3 miles N.W. by W. of Chelmsford, containing only 252 souls, and about 909 acres of land, between two tributary streams of the river Can. It has been variously at the Domesday Survey. is in two manors, one called Chignal St.-Mary and St.-James, … Read more
Stock and Buttsbury 1848 Whites directory BUTTSBURY parish, 2½ miles E. of Ingatestone, and 6½ miles S. by W. of Chelmsford, has 521 inhabitants, and 2,021 acres of land, including 104A. ofwood, and 15A. of waste. Its houses are mostly intermixed with the village of Stock , and its Church ( St. Mary,) is a … Read more
Broomfield 1848 Whites directoryBROOMFIELD is a pleasant scattered village, with many good houses, 2 miles N. of Chelmsford, on the road to Braintree, Dunmow, &c. , and on the western side of the vale of the Chelmer, of which it commands pleasing views. Its parish is very fertile, and contains 820 souls, and 1,954 acres. … Read more
Boreham 1848 Whites directoryBOREHAM, a scattered village on and near the Colchester road, and the Eastern Counties Railway, from 3 to 4 miles N.E. of Clelmsford, and 5 miles S.W. of Witham, has in its parish 1,054 souls, and 3,740 acres of land, including 162A. of wood, and 40A. of waste. The soil is various, … Read more
Blackmore 1848 Whites directory BLACKMORE, 3 and a half miles W.N.W. of Ingatestone, and E. by S. of Chipping Ongar, is a pleasant village, though in a low situation. It has in its vicinity numerous springs, strongly tinctured with sulphate of iron, and forming the chief sources of the river Can. Its parish contains 709 … Read more
LITTLE BADDOW, a scattered village on the picturesque accli- vities above and near the confluence of the river Chelmer and theSandon Brook, 4 miles E. by N. of Chelmsford, has in its parish 2,738 acres, and 592 inhabitants, including MIDDLE MEAD hamlet, which has 175 souls, and about 500 acres, locallysituated in Dengie Hundred.Lord Rayleigh … Read more
Great Baddow 1848 Whites directory GREAT BADDOW, one of the handsomest villages in Essex,is pleasantly situated nearly 2 miles E.S.E. of Chelmsford, on the Maldon road, and on the south-side of the fertile vale of the Chelmer.Its parish includes a large portion of Galleywood COMMON, on which it has a small village and chapel of … Read more
CHELMSFORD 1848 Whites directory Coaches, and Carriers from the Inns Coaches &c.London, Mon. Wed. and Fri. at past 2 afternoon ; and to Bury St. Edmund’s, Tues. Thurs. and Sat. at past 11 , morning, from the Ship and other InnsTo Braintree, from the Ship and Railway Station, daily, at a quarter before 10, morning, … Read more
CHELMSFORD 1848 Whites directory Printers to Woolstaplers Printers. (Letter Press. )Burrell W. D & T. H. , High stDutton Thos. Dodson, Conduit stMeggy & Chalk, Herald & Chronicle office, High streetShearcroft Josiah , High street READING ROOMS.Arthy Thomas B. High streetBaker William, High streetBurrell W. D. & T. H. , High stLiterary and Mechanics’ Institution, … Read more
CHELMSFORD 1848 Whites directory Iron Merchant to Poulterers Iron Merchant.Greenwood Fdk. High st.; h. Springfd IRON FOUNDERS, And Agricultural Machine Makers.Bewley Thomas & Son, Moulsham IRONMONGERS.Cole Robt. (hardware dlr.) High stCollis Samuel , High streetDennis Thomas, High streetHorsnell Charles, MoulshamMerritt Sarah & Ann, High streetMilbank Thomas & James, High stShave William James, High streetWood George, … Read more