Billericay history and accessibility
admin East Tilbury 1848 Whites directoryTILBURY (EAST) is an ancient village on the north bank of the Thames, at the east end of Gravesend Reach, and at the south end of that broad bend of the river, commonly called The Hope ; about 2 miles E. by N. of Tilbury Fort, and 16 miles E.S.E. of … Read more
Little Thurrock 1848 Whites directoryTHURROCK (LITTLE) is a village and parish, on the north bank of the Thames, 1 mile east of Grays Thurrock, and2 miles N.W. of Tilbury Fort. It contains 301 souls, and about 1400 acres of land, rising boldly from the marshes, and generally fertile and well cultivated. At Domesday Survey it … Read more
Thundersley 1848 Whites directoryTHUNDERSLEY, a pleasant village on rising ground, from 2 to 3 miles S.W. of Rayleigh, and 8 miles S.E. of Billericay, has in its parish 596 inhabitants, and 2610 acres of land, of which 220 souls, and 860 acres are in Thundersley Hamlet, in Rochford Hundred, about 1 mile east of the … Read more
Stanford le Hope 1848 Whites directorySTANFORD LE HOPE is a small village on a small rivulet, about 1½ mile north of that portion of the Thames, called The Hope ; 2 miles S.E. of Horndon on the Hill ; and 12 miles E.S.E. of Romford. Abridge crosses the rivulet on the site of the ancient … Read more
Shenfield 1848 Whites directorySHENFIELD is a neat and pleasant village on the Chelmsford road, extending more than a mile eastward from Brentwood, of which town it may be considered a suburb. Its parish contains 983 inhabitants, and 2397 acres of land, and within its limits is Brentwood Railway Station. The soil is generally a fertile … Read more
Ramsden Crays 1848 Whites directoryRAMSDEN CRAYS, a small village, near the confluence of two sources of the river Crouch, 2 miles E.S.E. of Billericay, has in its parish 282 souls, 2260 acres of fertile land, and the small village of Crays Hill, nearly a mile S. of the church. At the Domesday Survey, it belonged … Read more
Ramsden Bellhouse 1848 Whites directoryRAMSDEN BELLHOUSE is a pleasant village from 3 to 4 miles E. of Bellericay. Its parish contains 462 inhabitants, and 2685 acres of land, and is bounded on the south by the river Crouch, and has a strong and heavy soil, generally fertile and well cultivated. It extends two miles N. … Read more
Pitsea 1848 Whites directoryPITSEA, a village and parish, 5 miles W.S.W. of Rayleigh, and 4½ miles N.of the Thames, is at the head of a creek which runs up from that river at the west end of Canvey Island. It includes part of that island, and contains 304 souls, and 2048 acres ofland, mostly a … Read more
Orsett 1848 Whites directoryORSETT, a large and pleasant village, 9 miles S. by W. of Billericay, 5 miles N. of Tilbury Fort, and 12 miles E.S.E. of Romford, gives name to a large UNION. Its parish comprises 1390 inhabitants, and 4136 acres of land, including the village of BAKER STREET, about a mile W. of … Read more
Nevendon 1848 Whites directoryNEVENDON, or Newendon, is a small parish and straggling village, in a pleasant valley, 4 miles S.E. by E. ofBillericay, containing 216 souls, and 974 acres of land. Before the Conquest, it was held by three proprietors, and it afterwards passed to the Mareschall, Fitz-Lewis, Berdeford, Blackmore, Bavin, and Eachus families. It … Read more