Stock 1871

[see Buttsbury for most modern pubs in Stock] Stock, (sometimes called Harwood or Harwards Stock) is a parish and pleasant village, situated on the summit of a range of hills, on the road from Chelmsford to Billericay, 3 miles south from Ingatestone station, 3 north from Billericay, and 5 south west from Chelmsford.The church of … Read more

Buttsbury 1871

Buttsbury is a parish and pleasant village, situated on the summit of a range of hills, on the road from Chelmsford to Billericay, 3 miles south from Ingatestone station, 3 north from Billericay and 5 south west from Chelmsford.The church of St Mary is small, being only 36 feet by 21, the chancel 28 feet … Read more

Little Burstead 1912 directory

Little BursteadLittle Burstead or Burghstead, is a parish near the source of the river Crouch, 2 miles south west from Billericay station .on the Southend on Sea branch ofthe Great Eastern railway, and 6 east from Brentwood.The church recently assigned to St Mary, is a small building in the Early English style, consisting of chancel … Read more

Hello Billericay again!

In my earlier days of growing up, I often travelled out into Essex for an evenings entertainment in my car and with my girl, and often visiting the likes of Ongar and Blackmore, or South Weald; and at some stage I always got caught in a gridlock in Billericay on the way home, every time. … Read more