Billericay history and accessibility
admin GRAYS THURROCK, commonly called GRAYS, is a small ancient town on the north bank of the river Thames, 20 miles E. by S. of Whitechapel, and 4miles N.W. by W. of Gravesend. It has a railway station on the London, Tilbury, and Southend line ; and a small creek or harbour, which receives hoys and … Read more
STIFFORD is a healthy and pleasant village, in a finely undulated and richly wooded country, on the south side of the Purfleet, or Marditchbrook, 2 miles N. of Grays Station, and 5 miles W.S.W. of Horndon- on- the- Hill. Its parish contains about 320 inhabitants, and 1547 acres of land. It had its name from … Read more
BRENTWOOD is an improving town and chapelry, in the parish of South Weald, and has a station on the Eastern Counties Railway. It is seated on a pleasant eminence, in a picturesque and woody district, on the high road from London to Colchester, 11 miles S.W. by S. of Chelmsford, 6 miles W. of Billericay, … Read more
SOUTH WEALD PARISH comprises the two townships of South Weald and Brentwood, the former of which contains 4654A. 2R. 37p. of land, and 1583 inhabitants ; and the latter 2811 inhabitants, but only 460A. 3R. 25P. of land. Brentwood is an improving town, with a station on the Eastern Counties Railway, and near it is … Read more
RAINHAM, or RAYNHAM, 5 miles south of Romford, and 12 miles E. of London, has a station on the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway, and is a long village, on the east side of the Ingerbourn rivulet, which falls into the Thames about 1½ mile below, and receives vessels at its mouth, where it has … Read more
OCKENDON (SOUTH) is a large village, partly round the margin of a green, 8 miles S.E. by E. of Romford, and 3 miles N.N.W. of Grays Station. Its parish has generally a flat surface, and contains 1267 souls, and 2872 acres of land, formerly held by the Mundeville, de la Rokele, Bruyn, and other families. … Read more
OCKENDON, (NORTH) a scattered village and parish, from 6 to 7 miles E.S.E. of Romford, has several neat houses, and contains 341 inhabitants, and 1703 acres ofland. In old records it is called Okendon, Wokendon, and Lockington, and it was held by Earl Harold, before the Conquest. Richard Benyon, Esq., is lord of the manor, … Read more
CRANHAM, a pleasant scattered village, on an eminence, five miles E.S.E. of Romford, has in its parish 385 souls, and 1875A. of land, including 374. of roads and waste. It was anciently called Bishop’s Okendon or Wokendon, and its manor was held successively by the Curson, Trendle, Selman, Mordaunt, Petre, and Wright families, and was … Read more
CHILDERDITCH is a small parish of scattered houses, 3 miles S.S.E. of Brentwood, containing 239 souls, and 1575 acres of land, mostly belonging to Lord Petre, the lord of the manors of Childerditch Hall and Tillingham Hall, the latter of which extends into South Weald parish. The Church (All Saints and St. Faith) is a … Read more
AVELEY is a long pleasant village, on a bold acclivity, about 2 miles N. of the river Thames and Purfleet, 8 miles S.S.E. of Romford, and 15 miles E. of London. Its parish has 930 inhabitants, and 2852 acres of land, including 162 acres of wood. It had anciently amarket, and has still a pleasure … Read more