Brentwood Essex 1839 Pigots Directory
BRENTWOOD, WITH THE VILLAGES OF SOUTH WEALD, SHENFIELD, INGRAVE, EAST HORNDON, GREAT AND LITTLE WARLEY, AND NEIGHBOURHOODS
BRENTWOOD is a chapelry, once a market town, in the parish of South Weald, and hundred of Chafford; situated on the main Essex road, between Romford and Chelmsford; lying on the main road between Romford and Chelmsford – distant six miles from the former, 11 from the latter, and 18 north east from London; pleasantly situated on an eminence, and forming one street of irregularly built houses, about a quarter of a mile in length.
The dilapidated town hall and prison, which stand in this street have long been occupied by individuals in trade, subject to a covenant to repair them, should assizes ever be again held here, as they formerly were.
It is a place of great thoroughfare, and several good Inns are supported; the principal ones are the ‘Lion and Lamb’, the ‘White Hart’, the ‘Fleece’ and the ‘Chequers’ all excellent establishments. Courts leet and baron are held by the lord of the manor of South Weald, and the magistrates sit in petty session here weekly.
The surrounding country is highly cultivated, and it is in the residence of many families of respectability and consequence.
The old chapel has been superseded by a handsome new one, dedicated to St Thomas, and the former has been converted to the purposes of a school. The other places of worship are a neat Roman Catholic chapel and a meeting house for independents.
The free grammar-school here was founded by Sir Anthony Brown in 1537, and is open to all boys residing within three miles of Brentwood; it has an exhibition to Caius college, Cambridge. Races take place on a common near the town, but the meetings are not regular. The population of Brentwood and following places is given after Warley.
About one mile north east of Brentwood in the hundred of Barstable is Shenfield. The parish church dedicated to St Mary is a neat building with a lofty spire, which the eye discovers at a great distance; the benefice is a rectory, in the patronage of the Countess De Grey.
Ingrave is a small parish in the hundred of Barstable, distant about two miles east south east from Brentwood. The houses of the village are generally well built, and its vicinity is adorned with many elegant villas. The church dedicated to St Nicholas is a neat brick building, with a tower; the living is a rectory, united to that of West Horndon, in the incumbency of the Rev Thomas Newman.
East Horndon parish is between three and four miles south east from Brentwood, in the hundred of Barstable. Lord Petre has a seat here : the house, which is in the best style of architecture, and fitted up with superior elegance and taste, is seated on an eminence, commanding prospects as rich and varied as can well be imagined, over a country highly cultivated. The church dedicated to All Saints, is very ancient, and comprises portions of various styles of architecture. The living is a rectory, of which Lord Brownlow and others are (or were lately) the patrons.
South Weald is a parish and village, situated about a mile off of the main road, between Romford and Brentwood; in the same hundred of the latter town, and about two miles west from it. Many opulent families have residences here; among these is ‘Weald Hall,’ celebrated as being the birth-place of Queen Mary. Nature has been liberal in dispensing her favours to this district; and the residents have managed their operations with such taste, as to produce of the the most beautiful and picturesque retreats in the county; the gardens, the extensive pleasure grounds and grand scenery, are objects wich cannot fail to attract notice, and give delight.
The church dedicated to St Peter is an ancient building, with a tower and five bells; it contains some handsome monuments; the living is a vicarage in patronage of the Bishop of London, and incumbency of the Rev. Charles Belli. In front of the ancient hall is a chalybrate spring, possessing properties similar to those of sea water.
Great Warley is a parish and straggling village in the same hundred as Brentwood, about three miles south therefrom.
The church dedicated to St Mary is an ancient brick building, with a spire; the living is a rectory, in the gift of the master and fellows of St Johns college, Cambridge.
The view from Warley Gap is one of the most extensive and beautiful in the county of Essex.
Little Warley is an adjoining parish to Great Warley, near Brentwood. The only object worthy of notice is ‘Warley Lodge,’ which is situated on a rising ground, agreeably wooded and surrounded with picturesque scenery. The church dedicated to St Peter, is a plain building, and stands at some distance from the village, which is very considerable. In the reign of George III, a large army was encamped in this neighbourhood. The barracks, erected about thirty years ago, are extensive, but rarely now occupied.
The population of the foregoing places, according to returns for 1831, was as follows –
Brentwood, 1,642
Shenfield, 665
Ingrave, 402
East Horndon, 438
South Weald (exclusive of Brentwood), 1,183
Great Warley, 424
Little Warley, 163.
Names without address are in Brentwood, so are also those to which the name of a street is attached.
Nobility, Gentry and Clergy
Arthur Jss George esq, Shenfield
Baxter Mrs Mary, Brentwood
Bell Rev John, Brentwood
Bell Rev Charles Almaric, Vicarage, South Weald
Bonham Lieutenant-General, Great Warley place
Cawkwell Thomas esq, Brentwood
Chitten John, esq, Heron Gate
Cooper Mrs Frances, Brentwood
Crippen Miss, Mill hills cottage
Darvill Mrs Ann, Brentwood
Daersly Henry H esq, Westbury lodge
English Sir John H, Warley house
Francis Samuel esq, Warley franks
Gann Robert esq, Shenfield
Gooch Colonel Thomas, Shenfield place
Hanson John esq, Great Warley
Heap Rev Robert, Ivy house, Shenfield
Heatly Charles John, esq, Shenfield
Heatly Mrs Mary, South Weald
Heatly Miss, South Weald
Herringham Mrs Mary Ann, Brentwood
Hoggat Thomas esq, Heron Gate
Hole Mrs Susan, Brentwood
Jocelyn Henry esq, Brentwood
Kemp Edward esq, Brook street
Kingsland William esq, Shenfield cottage
Latter the Misses, Great Warley
Leach Miss Hannah, Brentwood
Lescher Joseph Samuel, esq, Byles
Manby Mrs Harriet, Shenfield villa
Mann Mrs, Brentwood
Martham Thomas John esq, Brentwood
Moss Mrs Ann, Brentwood
Norton Hon and Rev James, Heron gate cottage
Norton John esq, Moat house
Newman Rev Thomas, Ingrave
Offin William esq, Brentwood
Payne Mrs, Brook street
Petre Right Honourable Lord, Thorndon park
Peyton George esq, Brentwood
Phipps George esq, Brook street
Powell Mrs Ann, Brentwood
Pownceby Mrs Sarah, Brentwood
Probyn Mrs Juliana, Shenfield
Rhodes Rev Fras William, Chapel house
Richardson Thomas esq, Heron Gate
Richardson Mr Thomas MD, Brentwood
Sadler William esq, Shenfield
Scott Samuel esq, Brentwood
Searle Joseph esq, Brentwood
Smith Jonathan esq, Brentwood
Tasker Joseph esq, Fitzwater park
Thorn Mrs Sarah, Brentwood
Tower Christopher Thomas esq, Weald hall
Tower Rev William, How hatch
Wallis Thomas esq, Brentwood
Walmesley Michael esq, South Weald
Walmesley Richard esq, Middleton hall
Whinfield Williamson esq, Brentwood
Woollaston Henry Septimus Hyde esq, Luptons
Academies and Schools
Day schools unless described otherwise
Brown Sarah
Carter Martha (preparatory)
Free Grammar School, Rev Jno Bell, master
Mitchell Susannah (boarding)
Monkhouse James
Perry Samuel, Shenfield
Walls (boarding)
Williams William (boarding & day)
Zurhorst Henry (boarding)
Attorneys
Landon F N
Lewis Charles Carne (and coroner for the county)
Tate T T (and master extraordinary in chancery)
Wall William
Bakers
Abrey George
Adey John, Heron gate
Burls Henry, Heron gate
Bush John
Dow John, Heron gate
Fairweather John
Marlton Thomas
Parker Samuel
Roper William
Shipman Charles, Brook street
Twinn William
Walker Thomas
Wallis Edward
Wilkinson Harriet
Bankers
Lemon Frederick W
Savings Bank, James Monkhouse, actuary
Booksellers and Stationers
Brown Stephen Westwood
Perry James Hugh (& printer)
Tyler Maria
Boot and Shoe Makers
Barker William, Shenfield
Barnes Robert
Blake William, Heron gate
Burrows William, Great warley
Disney William
Haydon David, South Weald
Morris William
Nicholls George
Oddy James Brewster
Sayer Philip
Whilley John, Brook street
Wickwar Thomas
Wood Thomas
Wright William, Heron gate
Brewer and Maltster
Wright Thomas
Butchers
Alexander Henry
Bell James
Blatch James, Heron gate
Forster Joseph
Livermore James (pork)
Osbourn Thomas (pork)
Pattrick George, Brook street
Proud John
Sowter Thomas
Widby William, Shenfield
Carpenters
Boardman William, Ingrave
Dowson William
Holliday James, Brook street
Mayhew Joseph, Brook street
Millington James
Murkin William
True James, Shenfield
White James
Winterbottom Jno (& builder), Shenfield
Young John, Heron gate
Chymists and Druggists
Slatter John
Thompson James (& oil & colourman)
Coach Builder
Thorrowgood Thomas
Confectioners
Abrey George
Bush John
Fairweather John
Walker Thomas
Wallis Edward
Corn Dealers
Barbrook Edward
Halls James
Currier and Leather Cutter
Offin William
Fire &c Office Agents
Essex, Ammon Moull
Pelican, C C Lewis
Phoenix, James Monkhouse
Phoenix, William Offin
Royal Exchange, William Wallis
Sun, Henry Thornton (& auctioneer)
Glovers
Cove James (& woolstapler)
Haylett Elizabeth
Grocers and Tea Dealers (also see shopkeepers)
Bacon Benjamin
Bailey Thomas (& china &c dealer)
Brown Stephen, Westwood
Brown William Henry
Crapnell Samuel, Heron gate
Hay William, Shenfield
Jeggo William, Great Warley
Lemon Frederick W
Murkin William
Rickman Timothy
Smith Edward
Horse Dealers
Alexander Henry
Forster John, South Weald
Simmons Robert
Inns and Public Houses
Artichoke, Isaac Ray
Bell, John Bush
Boars Head Inn, John Williard, Heron gate
Bull, Richard Phillips, Brook street
Chequers Inn, James Richards
Eagle and Child, Charles Cowles, Shenfield
Fleece Inn (commercial), Joseph Bull, Brook street
George Inn, George Augustus Hesse
Green Dragon, John Harrington, Shenfield
Green Man, William Olliff
Kings Head, Joseph Elsdon
Lion and Lamb Inn (posting & commercial), George Mayling
Nags Head, Jos Bibbey, South Weald
Robin Hood, James Miles
Spread Eagle, William Kempster, South Weald
Swan, Thomas Wells
Thatchers Arms, Mary Mumford, Great Warley
White Hart (posting & commercial), Ammon Moull
White Horse, James Evans
Yorkshire Grey, Robert Simmons
Ironmongers
Castle John
French John William
Linen and Woollen Drapers
Bacon Benjamin
Barbrook James
Taylor Nehemiah
Tilley Thomas
Wallis Henry
Millers
Moss Thomas, Brook street
Roper William
Storey John
Milliners and Dress and Straw Hat Makers
Barnard Sarah
Carswell Mary Ann
Scarswell Elizabeth
Nursery and Seedsmen
Breese John
Wall Isaac
Painter, Plumbers and Glaziers
Burtwell George
Emery Edgar
Saddlers
Brown Samuel, Heron gate
Wallis William
White James
Shopkeepers & Dealers in Groceries & Sundries
Bennett William
Boardman Ann, Ingrave
Green John, Brook street
Smiths
Harris __ (& farrier)
Newcomb Henry (& farrier)
Newcomb John
Wingrave John
Surgeons
Butler Cornelius (and registrar of births and deaths)
Colborne Thomas
Tailors
Belchar Joseph
Burrell Thomas
Sandford William
Webster Bryant
Worth Samuel
Toy Dealers
Boreham Sarah
Tyler Maria
Watch and Clock Makers
Collis William
Higham Mary Ann
Wheelwrights
Ashman Isaac, Heron gate
Crossingham John, Great Warley
Wood William, Shenfield
Young John, Heron gate
Wine amd Spirit Merchants
Lemon Frederick W
Miscellaneous
Beesley John, fishmonger
Carman Catherine, green grocer
Carswell Jonathan, hair dresser
Carver Samuel, green grocer
Curtis Robert Henry, veterinary surgeon
Dobson William, basket maker
Euyles Thomas Bills, hatter and clothier
Manley Robert, stonemason
Murrell John, coach master
Overhead William, cooper
Smee William, upholsterer and cabinet maker
Stumpner John, tanner, Little Warley
Sturgeon John, fellmonger &c
Thorrowgood Elizabeth, upholsterer
Threader Thomas, hair dresser
Coaches
To and from London, passing through almost every hour, call at either the Lion and Lamb, or White Hart inns.
To Bury StEdmunds, the Old Bury passes through every forenoon (Sunday excepted) about eleven.
To Chelmsford, French’s and other Coaches pass at various periods during the day
To Ipswich, the Blue, from the Lion and Lamb, every afternoon about two, & the Shannon, every morning about 10.
To Norwich, the Times, every morning at nine
To Southend, a Coach passes through during the summer months, daily.
Vans
To London, Mayling’s Spring Vans, every Tuesday and Friday
In addition, other Coaches and Carriers, to and from London and most parts of Norfolk and Suffolk are passing through Brentwood continually.