Peldon 1848 Whites directory

PELDON, 6 miles S. by W. of Colchester, is a village and parish , containing 493 souls, and 2182A. of land, mostly on a bold acclivity, but descending southward to the low salt marshes, near Mersea Island, over which the church commands a view of the ocean. The manor was granted by William the Conqueror, … Read more