Billericay history and accessibility
Wimbish Whites Directory in 1863 WIMBISH, a pleasant straggling village,from 3 to 4 miles S.E. by E. of Saffron-Walden, has in its parish 939 inhabitants, and 4581 acres of land, including THUNDERLEY hamlet, on the west ; Wimbish Green, 1½ mile S.E. of the church; and many scattered farm-houses, &c. Thundersley was anciently a separate … Read more
Bradfield 1848 Whites Directory BRADFIELD is a pleasant and well-built village on an acclivity on the south side of the estuary of the river Stour, and mostly on the Manningtree and Harwich road, 3 miles E. by S. of the former, and 9 miles W. by S. of Harwich. Its parish contains 995 inhabitants, and … Read more
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
BILLERICAY, a small market town and chapelry, in the parish ofGreat Burstead, has 1533 inhabitants, and is pleasantly situated on a commanding eminence, 24 miles E.N.E. of London, 10 miles S. of Chelmsford, and 5 miles E. of Brentwood Railway Station.It gives name to a large Union, and to a Polling District, comprising most of … Read more
BURSTEAD, (GREAT) or Great Burghsted, is a pleasant scattered village, near the head of the river Crouch, from 1 to 2 miles S.S.E. of Billericay, and has 722 inhabitants, but its parish comprises 2255 souls, and 3620 acres, of which about one half of the land, and 1533 souls, are in the town and chapelry … Read more