Uttlesford Hundred 1863 Whites Directory
UTTLESFORD HUNDRED
Is in the north-western angle of Essex, and extends northward from Bishop- Stortford and Dunmow turnpike, to the extremity of Great Chesterford parish, a distance of 16 miles; but it varies from ten to less than five miles in breadth. It is traversed from south to north by the London and Newmarket turnpike, and a branch ofthe Easttern Counties, or Great Eastern Railway, on which it has STATIONS at Stansted-Mountfitchet, Elsenham, Newport, Audley-End, and Chesterford. The River Cam rises within its limits, and receives here many tributary streams, in its northern course towards Cambridge. The general appearance of the whole Hundred is distinguished by a pleasing diversity of hill and dale, everywhere well wooded, and presenting a pleasing mixture of meadow and arable lands, and in many places neat mansions, with tasteful pleasure grounds. Its north-western por- tion, about Littlebury, Strethall, and Chrishall, forms a range of high land, in which are several lofty summits, commanding extensive views over this and the two adjoining counties. It is bounded onthe north by Cambridge ; on the west, by Hertfordshire and Clavering Hundred; on the south, by Harlow Hundred; and onthe east, by Dunmow and Freshwell Hundreds. It is in the Northern Parliamentary Division of Essex, and is all in Saffron Walden Polling District, except Takeley parish, which is in Dunmow Polling District. Ecclesiastically, it is in the Diocese of Rochester, and Achdeaconry of Colchester, and in the Rural Deaneries of Newport, Saffron Walden, and Stansted. The Borough and Town of Saffron Walden is in the heart of this Hundred, but has a separate municipal and magisterial jurisdiction.
SAFFRON- WALDEN UNION comprises the 24 parishes of Arkesden, Ashdon, Great and Little Chesterford, Chrishall, Clavering, Debden, Elmdon, Hempsted, Langley, Littlebury, Newport, Quendon, Radwinter, Rickling, Saffron Walden,Great and Little Sampford, Strethall, Wendens Ambo, Wenden Lofts, Wicken, Widdington, and Wimbish ; of which five are in Freshwell, and the others in Uttlesford and Clavering Hundreds, except the Borough of Saffron Walden, which is a separate jurisdiction.
These 24 parishes embrace an area of 105 square miles, and contained 19,721 inhabitants in 1861. They are all in Saffron-Walden County Court District. Their total expenditure on the poor on an average of three years preceding the formation of the Union, was £16,373 ; but in 1838 it was only £10,253. In the year ending Sept 25th, 1847, the total penditure of the Union was £15,127, including £1305, paid to the county and police rates, and various sums disbursed in registration fees, and the repayment of loans.
The UNION WORKHOUSE is a large brick building, at Saffron-Walden, and was erected in 1836, at the cost of about £10,000. It has room for about 330 paupers. Mr. B. H. Valle and Mrs. Weetton are the master and matron ; and the Rev. R. Clutton, B.D., is the chaplain. William Thurgood, Esq. , is the Union Clerk and Superintendent Registrar ; and Mr. Thos. Perring, of Saffron-Walden, William Ruffle, of Great Sampford, and Henry Caslake, of Radwinter, are REGISTRARS OF MARRIAGES. The Relieving Officers and Registrars of Births and Deaths, are William Proctor, for Saffron-Walden District ; William Wells, for Newport District ;
and Henry Caslake, for Radwinter District.
The following enumeration of the 24 parishes of Uttlesford Hundred, with the Borough of Saffron- Walden, shows their territorial extent, and their population in 1851 : –
Population in 1851 .
*Arkesden 2300 Acres, 542
Birchanger 1051 Acres, 371
*Chesterford Great 2811 Acres, 1024
*Chesterford Little 1166 Acres, 272
*Chishall Great 2618 Acres, 532
*Chishall Little 1167 Acres, 105
Chrishall 2694 Acres, 652
*Debden 4404 Acres, 1034
Elmdon 3196 Acres, 743
*Elsenham 1825 Acres, 517
Heydon 1225 Acres, 368
Henham 2958 Acres, 911
Littlebury 3276 Acres, 934
Newport 1664 Acres, 898
Quendon 643 Acres, 199
Rickling 1330 Acres, 509
*Saffron Walden 7380 Acres, 5911
SAFFRON WALDEN DIRECTORY. 1863 to Fire & Life Offices – Inns and Taverns to Carriers
Stansted Montfichet 4094 Acres, 1719
Strethall 608 Acres, 45
Takeley 3154 Acres, 991
Wendens-Ambo 1416 Acres, 421
Wenden Lofts 779 Acres, 89
Widdington 2006 Acres, 447
Wimbish 4581 Acres, 1004
Wicken Bonhunt 847 Acres, 156
Total 59,310 Acres, 20,394
The 12 parishes marked thus are in the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.
§ Saffron Walden is a Municipal Borough.UNIONS :-Birchanger, Elsenham, Henham, and Stansted-Mount- fitchet, are in Bishop Stortford Union, which is mostly in Hertfordshire ;
Great and Little Chishall and Haydon are in Royston Union, which is mostly in Hertfordshire ; Takeley is in Dunmow Union; and all the other parishes are in Saffron Walden Union. These Unions are also County Court Districts.
CHIEF CONSTABLE. Mr. R. D. Piper, of Littlebury.
Uttlesford and Clavering Hundreds form Walden Police Division, which has its Police Station at Newport.