Shenfield 1848 Whites directory
SHENFIELD is a neat and pleasant village on the Chelmsford road, extending more than a mile eastward from Brentwood, of which town it may be considered a suburb. Its parish contains 983 inhabitants, and 2397 acres of land, and within its limits is Brentwood Railway Station. The soil is generally a fertile loam, and the surface picturesquely undulated. At the Domesday Survey, the parish belonged to Eustace, Earl of Boulogne. The manor of Shenfield Hall, (a fine old mansion.) has been successively held by the Bohun, Woodstock, Stafford, Tyrell, and Lucas families, and now belongs to Earl de Grey.
John Lucas, Esq. , was created Baron Lucas, of Shenfield, in 1640, but the title became extinct in 1705. The estate, called Fitzwalters,
anciently belonged to a family of its own name, but is now the property of R. W. Hall Dare, Esq. Middleton Hall is the seat of Joseph Tasker, Esq. , and Shenfield Place is the seat of Colonel Cooch. Part of the parish belongs to smaller owners, and here are several neat residences, and three ladies’ boarding schools .
The Church ( Virgin Mary,) is an antique structure, consisting of a nave and north aisle, a chancel and north chapel, and a tower crowned by a lofty wooden spire. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £14. 8s. 4d., and in 1831 at £613, is in the patronage of Earl de Grey, and incumbency of the Rev. C. I. Yorke, who has a good residence and 74 acres of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1838. The poor parishioners have the dividends of £100 three per cent. Reduced Annuities, purchased with £50, left by Eliz. Holmes in 1764, and £35, left Joseph Babb in 1789.
Allen Miss, National School
Bean John, surgeon
Boreham George, shoemaker
Brock Geo. , Railway Station master
Brown Joseph, blacksmith
Cooch Colonel, Shenfield Place
Crippen Miss Hanh. boarding school
Curtis William, beer seller
Harrington Jno. victualler, George & Dragon
Harrington Wm. gardener
Hay Wm. R. shopkeeper
Heatley Chas John and G. D. Esqrs
Hughes William Hy. victualler, Eagle & Child
Jones Mrs. ladies’ school
Kemp Edward, corn miller
Martham Thomas John, Esq.
Moore Mary Ann, dressmaker
Osbourn Thos. victualler, Artichoke
Osbourn William, pot and tile maker
Pearson Thos. beerhouse & shopkeeper
Perry Mrs
Pearce Mr John
Porter Jph. Esq. Shenfield Hall
Ray Henry William, blacksmith
Ray Stephen, beerhouse and shopkeeper
Robinson Chas. S. veterinary. surgeon
Roper William, corn miller
Stammers George B. bricklayer
Tasker Jph . Esq. Middleton Hall
Theobald Joseph, grocer, &c.
Whitby William, butcher
White John, carpenter and wheelwright
Wickwar Thomas, shoemaker
Williams William, schoolmaster
Winterbon Mrs Eliz. boarding school
Winterbon Jno. builder & upholsterer.
Yorke Rev. Chas. Isaac, rector
FARMERS
Barton Thomas
Bloomfield Saml.
Bloomfield William
Brown William H.
Drory James
Hammond William
Johnson Samuel
Laver James
Moore Robert
Moss William
Worrin William, Glanthams
Wright James
Wright William D.
CARRIERS, &c. See Brentwood,