Essex

Tendring Essex Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

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TENDRING (St. Edmund), a parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Tendring, N. division of Essex, 10 miles (E. by S.) from Colchester; containing 925 inhabitants. The parish is in the centre of the hundred, and comprises 2767a. 2r. 33p., of which about 2619 acres are arable, 50 pasture, 78 woods and groves, and 20 waste; the surface is elevated, and the soil generally a rich loam resting upon gravel.

Tey Marks Essex Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

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TEY, MARKS (ALL Saints), a parish, in the union of Lexden and Winstree, Witham division of the hundred of Lexden, N. division of Essex, 5 miles (W.) from Colchester; containing 397 inhabitants. The parish takes the present adjunct to its name from the family of Marks, or Merks, to whom it anciently belonged, but is in some documents called Tey ad ulmos, from the number of elm-trees with which it formerly abounded, and for the growth of which the soil is peculiarly favourable. It comprises 1180a. 35p., of which 1157 acres are arable, 21 pasture, and about 2 wood. The living is a rectory not in charge, in the patronage of Balliol College, Oxford: the tithes have been commuted for £235, and there are 42 ½ acres of glebe. In the chancel of the church is a window containing the arms of Dr. Compton, Bishop of London, in painted glass.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Tey Little Esssx Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:35:12 +0000

TEY, LITTLE (St. James), a parish, in the union of Lexden and Winstree, Witham division of the hundred of Lexden, N. division of Essex, 2 ¾ miles (E. by N.) from Great Coggeshall; containing 59 inhabitants. The parish is one of the smallest in the county, comprising only 448 acres, of which the soil, though heavy, is fertile. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king’s books at £4, and in the gift of the Bishop of London : the tithes have been commuted for £146, and the glebe comprises 20 acres. The church is a small ancient edifice, with a belfry turret of wood.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Tey Great Essex Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:33:35 +0000

TEY, GREAT (St. Barnabas), a parish, in the union of Lexden and Winstree, Colchester division of the hundred of Lexden, N. division of Essex, 7 miles (S. E.) from Halstead ; containing 733 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2478a. 3r. 3p., of which about 2222 acres are arable, 93 meadow and pasture, 123 wood, and 40 garden-ground; there is a great variety of soil, but the lands are in a high state of cultivation.

Takeley Essex Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:29:13 +0000

TAKELEY (Holy Trinity), a parish, in the union of Dunmow, hundred of Uttlesford, N. division of Essex, 4 miles (W.) from Dunmow; containing 899 inhabitants. This parish, which had formerly a very extensive forest, comprises 3155a. 4p., whereof about 2408 acres are arable, 486 meadow, and 106 wood. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £11; patron and appropriator, the Bishop of London.

Navestock Essex Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Sally — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:25:12 +0000

NAVESTOCK, a village and a parish in Ongar district, Essex. The village, which consists of four scattered hamlets,—Navestock Side, Horseman Side, Cuddlesmere Green, and Navestock Heath—stands near the river Roding, 5 miles SSW of Ongar r. station, and 6 ¼ NNE of Romford; and has a post-office under Romford. Acres, 4,329. Real property, £6,417. Pop., 928. Houses, 178. The property is much subdivided. The manor was given by King Edgar to St. Paul’s cathedral, and by Queen Mary to the ancestor of Earl Waldegrave; and, with Navestock Park, belongs now to the Dowager Countess of Waldegrave. Dudbrook House, the seat of the Countess, Navestock Hall, Abbotswick House, and Bois Hall, are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £424. Patron, Trinity College, Oxford. The church is large and good; and consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with wooden tower and shingled spire. There are a parochial school, and charities £51.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Mouse Sand Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Sally — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:49:53 +0000

MOUSE SAND, a shoal at the mouth of the estuary of the Thames; 8 miles E of Shoeburyness. A lightship was placed on its W side in 1838; is moored over a depth of 5 fathoms; and shows a fixed light, 38 feet high, visible at the distance of 10 miles.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Shelvard Essex Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Sally — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:47:13 +0000

SHELVARD (East and West), two hamlets in the SE of Essex; in Foulness island, 7 miles E of Rochford.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Shelley Essex Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Sally — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:46:22 +0000

SHELLEY, a parish in Ongar district, Essex; 1¾ mile N of Ongar r. station. Post-town, Ongar, under Brentwood. Acres, 600. Real property, £1,088. Pop., 178. Houses, 40. The property is subdivided. S. Hall, a Tudor edifice, is the seat of J. Tomlinson, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £241. Patron, J. Tomlinson, Esq. The church was re-built in 1811. The rectory-house was the place where Bishop Newton wrote his Commentaries. Charities, £13

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Shenfield Essex Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Sally — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:45:32 +0000

SHENFIELD, a village and a parish in Billericay district, Essex. The village stands near the Eastern Counties railway, 1 mile NE of Brentwood; and dates from at least the time of Edward the Confessor. The parish comprises 2,397 acres. Post-town, Brentwood. Rated property, £7,316. Pop. in 1851, 938; in 1861, 1,149. Houses, 229. The property is much subdivided.