Billericay

Rochford 1848 Whites Directory ROCHFORD, a small ancient market town and polling place, gives name to the Hundred and Union of Rochford, in which it holds a central situation, on the river Broomhill, crossed by two small bridges, 4 miles N. by W. of Southend, 17 miles S.E. of Chelmsford, and 40 miles E. by … Read more

BRAINTREE AND BOCKING 1848 Whites Directory Trades Hempen Cloth to Milliners HEMPEN CLOTH & MATTRESS MANUFACTURERS.Hubbert Joseph, Bradford street, BNegus Nathan, Bradford street, B HOTELS, INNS, & TAVERNS.Bell, Nathan Poole, Great squareBird in Hand, Samuel Piggin, Coggeshall roadBlack Boy, Chas. Cook, Church street BBlack Lion, (commercial & excise office,) Joseph Cook, Great squareBoar’s Head, James … Read more

Belchamp St Pauls 1848 Whites directoryBELCHAMP ST. PAUL’S is a long straggling village, on an eminence, from 2 to 3 miles S.E. of Clare, and its parish contains 731 souls and 2500 acres of land, bounded on the north by the river Stour.A cattle fair is held on December 11th, on Cole- Green, at the … Read more

Ingrave 1848 Whites directoryINGRAVE, a handsome village at the north end of that of Herongate, and on the east side of the extensive park of Thorndon Hall, is delightfully situated, 2 miles S.E. of Brentwood, and its parish contains 1792A. 2R. ofland, partly in the park, and partly in open and common lands, which are … Read more

THURROCK (LITTLE) is a village and parish, on the north bank of the Thames, 1 mile east of Grays Thurrock, and 2 miles N.W. of Tilbury Fort. It contains 292 souls, and about 1400 acres of land, rising boldly from the marshes, and generally fertile and well cultivated. At Domesday Survey it was held by … Read more

MUCKING, a small scattered village near a small creek of the river Thames, 4 miles N.N.E. of Tilbury Fort, and 10 miles S. of Billericay, has in its parish 236 souls, and 2146 acres of cultivated land, and about 200 acres of open heath and waste. The south-east part is low but fertile marsh land, … Read more