Stock, (or Stock Harvard) is a parish and pleasant village on the summit of a range of hills on the road from Chelmsford to Billericay, 3 miles south east from Ingatestone station on the main line of the Great Eastern railway and 3 north from Billericay on the branch line of that company from Shenfield to Maldon, Southminster and Southend, 6 south west from Chelmsford and 27 from London.
A stream which rises near Brick House flows through the parish.
The church of All Saints is an ancient building of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, north aisle, south porch and a western tower of wood, with shingled spire, containg 3 bells: the church underwent extensive repairs in the years 1847-8; the interior was entirely reseated; the chancel rebuilt; an organ chamber was added at the east end of the north aisle at a cost of £800: there are 250 sittings.
The register dates from the year 1563. The living is a rectory, with that of Ramsden Bellhouse annexed, joint yearly value £400, with 38 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the trustees of Mrs E P Gibson and held since 1877 by the Rev Edward Pendarves Gibson BA, of St Peters College, Cambridge.
The Catholic church, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and licensed for marriages, is situated in the grounds of Lilystone Hall, and was once a private chapel attached to the house, but is now used by the public; Adjoining the school is a small cemetery. Here is a Congregational chapel. There are four almshouses founded by Richard Tredye esq of Boreham, for four poor knights , two for this parish and two for the parish of Boreham; but now occupied by poor persons.
Lilystone Hall, the residence of William Dunn esq. is pleasantly placed on an eminence enjoying extensive views of the surrounding country and his grounds of 8 acres. Greenwoods is the residence of Richard Adam Ellis esq JP.
Lord Petre is Lord of the manor, The soil is light; subsoil white sand and gravel : near Galley Wood, on the verge of the parish, a still loam prevails, formerly called by the inhabitants brick and pot earth: stock bricks derive their name from this place. The area is 2,636 acres, and the population in 1911 was 587.
The Local Government Board of Dec 17 1881 transferred the hamlet of Orsett to this parish.
Private Residents (+ in Buttsbury)
+Cardin Herbert
Cash Mrs La Roserie
+Clarke Arthur, Two Limes
Cologan Right Rev Mgr William H (Catholic), The Presbytery
Cubitt Edward Neville, White house
Drummond-Hay Mrs, rose cottage
Dunn William, Lilystone hall
Dunsterville Walter F Lushill
+Ellis Richard Adam JP, Greenwoods
Garland Wodhouse R H, The Laurels
Gibson Rev Edward Pendarves BA, Rectory
Haggard Vernon Harry, Church Green cottage
+Hayes Mrs, Maisonette
+Heywood Mrs, Stock cottage
+Jarvis James Walter, Cambridge villa
Marshall Harold I, The Elms
Matthews Marmaduke, The Lodge
+Middleton Miss, Colaba cottage
Rintoul Thomas William, Highfields
Rist Henry Robert, Millthorpe
Commercial
+Ardley Benjamin, beer retailer – Bakers Arms
+Bacon William, beer retailer – Hoop
Baker George, farmer, Brookmans
Bennett Walter, bricklayer
Boughtwood Alfred, butcher
+Brown Harry, Bear inn & blacksmith
Burbidge Alfred, gardener to R A Ellis Esq JP
Burrows Walter, chimney sweep
Cable Charles, shopkeeper
+Calloway Jane Anna (Miss), stationer, Post Office
Canterford William & Go, grocers
+Cardin Herbert MRCS Eng, LRCP, surgeon, medical & vaccination officer, 7th district, Chelmsford union
Catchpole Walter Samuel, cycle & motor agent
Clifford Charles, Cock inn
+Cottes Arthur Charles, baker, rate collector & assistant overseer
Craig Andrew, farmer
Craig Robert, farmer, Crondon park
Hodge William, farmer, Crondon hall
Hunter Robert Crawford, farmer, Forest lodge
+Jarvis J W & Sons, builders & contractors (opposite Post office)
Jarvis Edgar, builder
Jarvis Frank Rowland, gravel & sand merchant
+King Robert Eagle, shoe maker
Lambert George, Ye Olde Kings Head PH
Low Charles, poultry dealer & parish clerk
Madle Alfred, market gardener
+Makings Alfred, saddle & harness maker
Mayes William, miller (wind & steam)
+Moore William, grocer & draper
Mott James, boot & shoe repairer
Nurse William John, relieving officer & registrar of births & deaths for Ingatestone district
+Parnell James, butcher
Payne William Henry, farmer
+Plume Sidney, boot repairer
Reading Room, Rectory hall
Smith Horace, butcher
Speir Alexander, farmer, Holes place
Stock Cricket Club, A C Cottee, hon sec
Stock & District Horticultural Society, W F Dunsterville, sec
Stripe Ernest, farmer, Hope farm
Strip William George, farmer
Taylor Mrs & Son, general carriers
+Taylor William Walter, shopkeeper
+Tyler Frederick, farmer, Brocks farm
White Samuel, farmer
+Whiting Henry Holland, joiner
Wood kate (Miss), pork butcher
+Woodward Alfred Jn & Son, builders