Great Horkesley 1863 Whites Directory
HORKESLEY (GREAT), a pleasant, scattered village, on the south side of the vale of the river Stour, opposite Nayland on the Suffolk side of the river, where there is a good bridge, up to which the Stour is navigable for small craft. Horkesley Green and Causeway, and the principal part of the village, are in the higher part of the vale, from one to three miles S. of Nayland, and from four to five miles N. of Colchester. The parish contains 769 inhabitants, and about 3000 acres of land, which was anciently part of the parish of Nayland, and as such it was granted, in 1256, to Johnde Burgh, who had free warren here. It afterwards passed to the Neyland, Scrope, Shelley, Bayning, Freeman, and other families. The manor belongs to J. W. Cuddon, Esq., of Norwich, but the soil belongs to the Dowager Countess Cowper, Sir J. R. Rowley, G. S. and R. S. Sadler, and several other proprietors, chiefly copyholders. Brewood Hall farm belongs to the Countess Cowper; and Red Park belongs to B. Kelso, Esq. , but is occupied by E. Tallent, Esq.
Near Woodhouse, is a trench and other remains of an ancient encampment, and some antiquaries are of opinion that it is the site of the British Oppidum, described by Julius Cæsar.
The CHURCH (All Saints) has a leaded nave and south aisle, a tiled chancel, and a handsome tower, containing five bells. It is in the early English style, and was re-pewed in 1860. It has a handsome stained glass window, in memory of a late rector and Bishop of Sodor and Man. The rectory, valued in K. B. at £15, and now at £609, is in the gift of the Dowager Countess Cowper, and incumbency of the Rev. John Steel. The tithes were commuted in 1839, for £1005. 17s. 6d. per annum. National and Infant Schools are supported by the rector andother contributors. A small ancient building, on the west side of the Causeway, is supposed to be the remains of Our Lady’s Chapel, founded by John Falcon. In the parish are two small chapels, belonging to the Independents and Primitive Methodists.
The poor have £2. 10s. yearly from Love’s Charity (see Aldham) , and also £30 ayear as the rent of a farm of 30A. at Elmstead, left in 1509, by John Guyon. A farm in the parish belongs to the vicarage of St. Peter’s, Colchester.
POST OFFICE at Thomas Seaborn’s.
Letters via Colchester.
Forbes Capt. George Thomas, R.N.
Green Harvey Robt. machine owner
Greene Jno. Lazell Esq. Terrace Hall
Green Thomas, wheelwright, &c.
Hewett Mrs Margaret. schoolmistress
Jackson George, miller & victualler, Rose and Crown
Lee William, seed grower
Lott Charles, farm bailiff
Page Robert, butcher
Polley Charles, parish clerk
PolleyJohn, carpenter, &c.
Sadler Major George Stebbing
Steel Rev. John, rector, Rectory
Scott Miss, infant schoolmistress
Seaborn Thomas, post. & Mrs dress maker
Tallent Edward Esq. Red Park
Ward Isaac, blacksmith
Weir Rev. John, B.A. curate
Willsmer John, policeman
BEERHOUSES.
Deaves Henry
Sparkes Joseph
FARMERS. * Cattle Dealers.
Allen Nathaniel, Woodhouse
Greene John L.
Greene Robert Rookery Grange
Hobbs Fisher
Knopp Samuel
Nevard William, Ridgewall
*Page Charles
*Page Chas. jun.
*Page David
Page William Lodge
Partridge William Breewood
Pertwee Joseph
Sadler George S.
Sadler Robert S.
Stannard Jeremiah, MountHall
Stedman William, White Park
Springett Henry
Strutt John
Wilby Samuel
SHOPKEEPERS.
Austin Elizabeth
Woodroffe John
CARRIERS
call from Nayland to Colchester