High Ongar 1863 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 4510 acres of land, and 1147 inhabitants. It may be considered a suburb 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. One of the latter, called New House, has been very extensive, and has much beautiful oak carving in some of its rooms. In the reigns of Henry II. and III., this parish was held by Wm. de Munceaux, 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 six manors. John Bramston Stane, Esq. , of FOREST HALL, a handsome seat, about a mile N. of the village, is lord of the 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 of Nash 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. 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. Marden Ash belongs to S. V. Venables, Esq., and several smaller proprietors have estates in the parish.
The Church (Virgin Mary) is similar in size and form to that at Chipping Ongar, but it has a handsome stone tower, built in 1858, at the cost of about £600, and containing five bells. The altar-piece is elegant, and the nave is neatly fitted up. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £39. 10s. 5d. , and now at £1282, 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 six aged parishioners, and were built by the Rev. Wm. Tabor, 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., left by Alice Tomlinson, 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.
HIGH ONGAR POST OFFICE at Edw. Knight’s. Letters via Chipping Ongar.
Barltrop Henry, blacksmith
Cornell Mrs Rebecca
Spurge Mrs
Dowsett William, bricklayer, &c.
Earle Rev.Henry John, B.A. Rectory
Giblin William, miller and baker
Gibson Henry, solicitor; h The Elms
Gilbert Josiah, Esq. Marden Ash
Johnston Henry Alex. maltster and corn dealer, Marden Ash
Kidd Horatio, gent. Spurriers
Knight Samuel, wheelwright
Marsh Thomas Coxhead Chisenhale, Esq. Marden Ash
Mead Edward, parish clerk
Noble Frederick, brickmaker, &c.
Raincoch Hewitt Dawson, gent.
Rand Henry, brick yard manager
Smith Rev. John P. curate of Stanford Rivers
Spurge John, plumber, painter, &c.
Stane Jno. Bramston, Esq. Forest Hall
Tippler William, maltster ; h Roxwell
West Eliz . National schoolmistress
Wood George, toll collector
Wright James, tailor
FARMERS.
Amos Robert
Clarke William
Baker William
Brooke Frederick
Bean William Newman & Alex. Passelow
Biggs James Jeremiah, Bluegates
Caton Abm. cattle dealer, Nine Ashes
Harvey Thomas, Ashlings Farm
Josling Samuel
Glass Mr
King William,veterinary surgeon, New House
Mullucks John
Fitch John
Palmer Mrs Elizabeth, Nash Hall
Robinson William
Stallibrass James, Ongar Park
Stokes Mrs F. C.
Stokes James
INNS AND TAVERNS.
Bakers’ Arms, Joseph Wheal
Lion, Charles Baines
Two Brewers, Isaac Ward
White Horse, Thomas Fogg
BEERHOUSES.
Brewster Thomas
Derham Edwin – Stag
Pearson Jonah – Three Horse Shoes
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS
Derham Edwin
Oliver William
Shipman John
GROCERS, &C.
Bacon Samuel
Knights Edward
Pearson Josiah
Saltmarsh Henry
Wood George
COACH, &c. See Ongar