High Ongar 1848 Whites directory
ONGAR ( HIGH) is a large village on the Epping and Chelmsford road, about a mile N.E. of Chipping Ongar, and its parish contains 4181 acres of land, and 1240 inhabitants. It may be considered asuburb of the market town of Ongar, from which it is separated only by the river Roding, from which the parish extends 3 miles eastward, to Chevers Hall, Nine Ashes, King street, and Passelow Common. It also includes Marden Ash, on the south side of the town, and many scattered farm houses. In the reigns of Henry II and III , it was held by Wm. de Monceux, who is said to have obtained a grant for a fair, to be held on the 7th and 8th of September. It is now in siæ manors. The Rev. John Bramston Stane, M.A., of FOREST HALL, a handsome seat, about a mile N. of the village, is lord ofthe manors of Newarks and Wetherspane ; the Earl of Mornington is lord of the manor of Passelow ; Mr. Wm. Baker is lord of Chevers manor ; the Rev. H. J. Earle holds the manor ofAshe Hall, near the village ; and that of Astelyns, otherwise Gapps, belongs to the College of Physicians in London, by gift of Dr. Hamey, in 1672. The ancient mansion in this manor was surrounded by a moat, and had a park of 100 acres.
In this house the unfortunate Duke of Norfolk was for some time concealed, when charged with high treason, for acceding to the proposal of marrying Mary Queen of Scots . Ongar Park, though distant 4 miles W. of the church, beyond Greensted, gives name to a manor in this parish, and is now held by Capel Cure, Esq. Sir John Swinburn, Bart. , of Northumberland, and several smaller proprietors have estates in the parish.
The Church (Virgin Mary,) is similar in size and form to that at Chipping Ongar, and has a nave and chancel, with a wooden belfry, containing five bells, and crowned by a spire. It is entered by a handsome semicircular arch, under a porch which bears the date 1640. On the lofty arched roof, clouds, stars, and the rising sun, were formerly represented by paintings ofa superior description. The altar-piece is elegant, and the nave is neatly fitted up. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £39.10s. 5d., and in 1831 at £1361 , is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. H. J. Earle, B.A. , who has a large residence, and about 90A. of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1848.
The Almshouses, at High Ongar, consist of six tenements, which are occupied by nine aged parishioners, and were built by the Rev. Wm. Ta- bor, D.D., who endowed them in 1610 with a yearly rent-charge of £10, out of Curry farm, in Bradwell. The almspeople are appointed by the minister and vestry. Eight poor widows have a yearly rent-charge of 40s. , leftby Alice Thomlinson, out of Braintree farm, in Hatfield Broad Oak. For distribution in bread, the poor parishioners have three yearly rent-charges, viz. , 50s. out of the King’s Head Inn, at Kirton, in Lincolnshire, left by John Wyberd ; 20s. out of King’s Ridden cottage, left by William Peacock ; and 10s. out of Farrow’s farm, left by a Mr. Waller. For distribution in bibles and prayer-books, 10s. a-year was left by the Rev. Dr. Walker, out of Thrift farm. The National School is supported chiefly by
subscription.
ONGAR ( HIGH. )
POST OFFICE, at Chipping Ongar
Bullock Hy. Esq. , Marden Ash
Choat Samuel, blacksmith
Clark William, wheelwright
Dowsett William, bricklayer
Earle Rev. Hy. John , B.A., Rectory
Forest Mrs Elizabeth
Gates Fras. baker & vict. Bakers Arms
Gilbert Josiah, artist, Marden Ash
Johnston Hy. Alex. maltster, corn dealer, &c. , Marden Ash
Joy George Frost, vict. Two Brewers
King William, veterinary surgeon
Luckling Joseph, vict. White Horse
Nottage James, plumber, painter, &c
Nunn William, vict. , Red Lion
Pavitt Peter, corn miller
Rand William, brick and tile maker
Remmington William, bricklayer
Reynolds William, butcher
Saltmarsh Henry, brewer
Sorrell Eliz, National schoolmistress
Stane Rev. John Bramston, M.A., & J. B. Esq. , Forest Hall
Staines Benj, farm bailiff to Ling and Brown, Passelow
Webster James, baker
BEER HOUSES.
Burrell Joseph
Derham Edw. (& shoemaker) – Stag
Knight Samuel
Pearson Josiah – Three Horseshoes
Riglin James
FARMERS .
Baker William
Bird William F.
Caton Abm. and William, Nine Ashes
Clark William
Fitch John
Humphreys Isaac.
Josling Samuel, Astelyns
Kidd Horatio, Spurriers
King William
Ling (Andrew) & Brown ( John) Passelow
Longbourn William Thomas, Nine Ashes
Palmer James, Ashe Hall
Root William
Saggers William
Stallibrass John, Ongar Park
Stokes James
Stokes Thomas, Chevers Hall
Tarling John
GROCERS, &c.
Bacon Samuel
Burrell Joseph
Page Richard, Nine Ashes
Remmington Samuel
SHOEMAKERS.
Head Joseph
Oliver William
Rose Samuel
WHEELWRIGHTS.
Knight Samuel
Knight Thomas