Billericay history and accessibility
admin INGATESTONE, a small ancient town, which had formerly a market, has a station on the Eastern Counties Railway, and is pleasantly situated on the high road, 6 miles S.W. of Chelmsford, and 23 miles N.E. of London. Its parish has only 884 inhabitants, and 670 acres of land ; but as it adjoins and is … Read more
HANNINGFIELD, (WEST) a pleasant village and parish,between two sources of the Sandon brook, 5 miles E. of Ingatestone, and 6 miles S.S.E. of Chelmsford, has 527 inhabitants, and 2884 acres of land, including 1964. of wood and 39A. of waste. Lord Petre is lord of the manor; but a great part of the soil belongs … Read more
HANNINGFIELD (SOUTH) , a small scattered village and parish, 7 miles S.E. by S. of Chelmsford, and N.E. of Billericay, contains 235 souls and 1556 acres of land, partly a light clay, and including 98A. of wood and 23A. of waste. Lord Petre is lord of the manor ; but Capt. Tindal, Sir J. T. … Read more
HANNINGFIELD (EAST) a small pleasant village, scattered round a green, 6½ miles S.E. of Chelmsford, has in its parish 453 souls and about 3700 acres of land, generally fertile, and having a clayey soil. LordPetre is lord of the manors of East, South, and West Hanningfield ; but a great part of the soil belongs … Read more
FRYERNING parish adjoins and includes more than a third of the small town of Ingatestone, which has a Post Office and a Station on the Eastern Counties Railway, 23 miles N.E. of London. Its church and some of its houses are on an acclivity about 1 mile N.W. of Ingatestone. It contains 707 inhabitants and … Read more
DANBURY is a pleasant village, commanding extensive prospects, and seated on the highest hill in Essex, about 44 miles E. by S. of Chelmsford, and 5 miles W. by S. of Maldon. It is admirably adapted to the purpose of a military station, and from the remains ofancient works of that nature, it is evident … Read more
CHIGNAL SMEALY, or Little Chignal, is a very small parish near the source of a rivulet, 4½ miles N.W. of Chelmsford. It has only 70 inhabitants, and about 400 acres of land, belonging to William and Hy. Marriage, Esqrs. , and other freeholders. Dives Hall, an old manor house, partly encompassed by a moat, was … Read more
CHIGNAL ST. JAMES is a small parish, 3½ miles N.W. by W. of Chelmsford, containing only 258 souls, and about 900 acres of land, between two tributary streams of the river Can. It has been variously spelt Chignall, Chighenale, and Cingehala. The latter was its name at the Domesday Survey. It is in two manors, … Read more
STOCK, 2½ miles E. of Ingatestone, is a village and parish adjoining and intermixed with Buttsbury, as noticed above. It is sometimes called Stock-Harward, and it contains 657 inhabitants and about 2620 acres of land, lying in the same manors as Buttsbury, and belonging to Lord Petre and many smaller proprietors .The soil is mostly … Read more
BUTTSBURY parish, 2½ miles E. of Ingatestone, and 6 miles S. by W. of Chelmsford, has 513 inhabitants and 2021 acres of land, including 104A. of wood and 15A. of waste. Its houses are mostly intermixed with the village of Stock, and its Church (St. Mary) is a small ancient structure on the western side … Read more