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Xrar Plai*tow in the lurking Road station of tho Eastern ( ,,ui,t ; . 

 railway, /'laity, 7 mile* N.N.K. from Chelmsford : population, 3il 

 The church once formed put of a college founded in 1393 by Thomas 

 d Woodstock, afterward* duke of Ulouceater. There are some 

 remains of the castle of Pleshey, whore Gloucester wa* armtod bj 

 order of his nephew, Richard II. FriflfvtU, 20 mile* &. from 

 Chelmsford, population 2468 ; supposed to be *o named from a wel 

 in the priory. The Tillage i* within a mile of the coast The aea ha* 

 made considerable encroachment* on the land in thi* pariah. The 

 village of Prittlewell consists of two street* on the ilope of a hill 

 with the church on the lummit. The church haa a nave and chance 

 aud a tide aisle. At the west end in a fine tower in tho perpendicular 

 style, embattled, with itrong buttress** and rich pinnacles. A priory 

 mine monk* wa* once here. There is a National school 

 Purjlett. formerly written Poortejlete, or forif'tt, on the left bank 

 of the Thame*, 21 mile* S.S.K. from Chelmsford, population includes 

 in the parish of Thurrock, belonged to the Knight* of St. John o; 

 Jerusalem; the Harditch stream here enters the Thames, funning 

 a small harbour at the confluence, where is a good quay. Steam- 

 vowels plying between London and Oravesend frequently cal 

 here, and the Tilbury and Southend railway ha* a station here. 

 The village command* a fine view of the Thames. Chalk-pits and 

 caverns occur in the vicinity. At Purflect are large ponder establish- 

 ments belonging to government Purleigh, 10 miles E. by S. from 

 Chelmsford : population, 1184. The church is situated on a hill, and 

 is a commodious and handsome edifice with an embattled tower. 

 There is a National school. Kadvinltr, 22 miles N.N.K. from Chelms- 

 ford, population 916, is situated oil tho left bank of the Blackwater, 

 near its source, here called the Pant or Freshwell ; the church has a 

 massive embattled tower aud a lofty spire. Several gentlemen's seat* 

 are in the vicinity. Itainham, or Kaynham, on the right bank of the 

 Ingerburn, a feeder of the Thames, 22 milea 3.K. by S. from Chelms- 

 ford : population, 868. The village stretches along the London road, 

 and commands a fine view of the Thames. There is a station here oi 

 the Southend railway, and a convenient quay at the mouth of the 

 river. There is a church and a Wesleyan chapel. Ritlyvtll, or Kcdgvxll, 

 - 1 miles S. by E. from Chelmsford : population, 808. Roman coins and 

 the remains of a Roman villa have been found here. In 1318 Ridgwcll 

 had a weekly market The church has a square embattled tower with 

 five bells. The Rodinyt, or Roothinyi, between Ongar and Dunmow ; 

 ten village* receive this appellation, such as lliyh Ro-.liny, Aythrop 

 Kodiay, White Hading, &c. The name is derived from the river 

 -. Of the nine parishes thus designated, the aggregate popu- 

 lation in 1851 was 2235. The district is agricultural. St. Otyth 

 < 'h< tli, 33 miles E. by N. from Chelmsford, at tho head of a small 

 creek, which flows into the Colne near the mouth of that river, popu- 

 lation 1696, chiefly agricultural. The creek is navigable up to the 

 quays near the village. An abbey for canons of St Augustine was 

 founded here in or before II IS. The quadrangle of the ancient 

 monastic buildings is almost entire, except on the north side, where 

 it ha* been replaced by modern apartments ; the entrance is by a 

 beautiful gateway of hewn stone mixed with flint, having two towers 

 and two posterns. The church is a large edifice with a handsome 

 tower. There is a chapel for Wesleyan Methodists. Some business 

 is done in corn and coals; malting, brewing, and lime-burning are carried 

 on. Great, or Old Sampfard, or Satulford, on the left side of the 

 uraall river Pant, 22 miles N. by W. from Chelmsford : population, 906. 

 The parish church occupies an elevated site. There is a chapel for 

 Baptists. The straw-plait manufacture is carried on here : a fair is 

 held on Whit-Monday. Shalford, on the right bank of the Black- 

 water, 15 mile* N. by E. from Chelmaford, population S16; the 

 church consist* of a nave, north and south aisles, and chancel, and a 

 tower. Malting is carried on, and there are several corn-mill*. Some 

 good family mansions are in the neighbourhood. Southend, 21 miles 

 S.K. from ('h' Ini.ifor.), is pleasantly situated on the side of a wooded 

 hill, near the mouth of the Thames, and is in considerable repute as 

 a bathing- place. The population of the village in 1851 was 1141. 

 The Terrace, in what is commonly called New .. r the Upper 



Town, U a handsome range of buildings. There are a good hotel, 

 an assembly room, a theatre, and a library. A new church has been 

 noted, and there are a chapel for Independent* and a National school 

 The London and Tilbury and Southend railway terminates here, and 

 teamen ply regularly to and from London, and also Oraveseixl. A 

 convenient pier, with a line of iron rail*, has been carried out above a 

 mile from the shore, for landing and embarking steamboat paneogen. 

 Ve*ol* of email sire are built, and there i* a brewery. In the neigh- 

 bourhood aro extensive garden*. Soutkmintter, 20 miles E.S.K. from 

 .ford, population 1482; the church is a handsome and commo- 

 .difloe ; there are an Independent chapel and a National school. 

 Three fair* ore held annually. Maltin K U carried on. Stanford 

 Kirrrt, 14 u -I, |,,.|,,il.ii .-biding 



145 perwni in the Ongar Union workhoiue. 

 it* name from a atone ford over the river Uoding. The . 

 chancel i* Tory ancient and contain* some curious monuments. There 

 i* bera an Independent chapel. Several fine mansions arc in the 

 neighbourhood. Ktebbing, 13 miles N. by W. from Cbelnuford, popu- 

 lation 1898, U situated on high ground, on tho left side of a small 

 brook, a feeder of the Chelmcr ; the church U ancient, and has a 



spacious and lofty nave, two aisle*, and a large chancel. The Quaker* 

 and Independent* have place* of worship. Near the village are two 

 artificial mounds. Brick-making aud malting are carried on, and there 

 are corn-mills. Stilted, or Ktu>tad, 15 mile* N.N.K. from '!;. !ui.-f..r.l. 

 population 888 ; on the left bank of the Blackwater. Tho church ha* 

 Norman pillars, and on the south ide a tower surmounted with a 

 spire. There are a Free school and an Infant school. Brick and 

 tile making and malting give employment; and in the vicinity are 

 some corn-mills. Stratford, or Stratford Langthorne, 25 inilc- 

 from Chelmaford, and 3 miles K. from London : population, 10,586. 

 Stratford is named from the font -.v. , the river Lea, on the left bank 

 of which it is situated. A district church was erected here in 1836. 

 The Baptist* and Wesleyan Methodist* have places of worship. There 

 are National, British, and Infant schools, and a savings bank. Nume- 

 rous manufacture* are carried on in the district ; chemical and print 

 works, coach factories, flour mills, and distilleries employ numerous 

 hand*. Many London merchants have reaiden llageandits 



vicinity. Tal-eley, 1 7 miles N.W. from Chclmsford, population !91 ; the 

 church has an embattled tower, surmounted with a spire. There is an 

 Independent chapel A small priory wa* founded here in the time of 

 H :ny 1. Terliny, ontheTer, afeederofthe Chelnn T, 7 miles N.E. from 

 ('helm-ford : population, 900. The bishops of Norwich had formerly 

 here a palace, and a largo chapel which possessed the privilege of simc- 

 tuary. Henry VIII. had a residence here. The church, ivl. 

 ancient, ia in the centre of the village; it has a tower with a s-ls 

 spire. Malting is carried on. The Ttyi, are three villa^'s called 

 Great, Little, and Mark't Tey. Great Tey is near the head of a small 

 brook, a feeder of the Colne, 19 miles N.E. from Chelmsford: popula- 

 tion, 735. The church, which U on the summit of an eminent 

 looking the river Itoman, has a square tower of stone, in which are 

 eight bells. Mark't Tty, 18 miles N.E. from Chelmaford, population 

 437, is situated on the Koman road from Colchester to St. A I bans. 

 Mark's Tey Hall, the remaining portion of which ia now occupied as 

 a farm-house, still retains part of the old moat Thoydon Garnon, or 

 Cooperiale, 18 miles W.S.W. from Chelmsford, and about 1 inile N. 

 from Thoydon Bois : population, 1237. The church consists of a navo 

 and chancel, and has a steeple built in 1470 by Sir John Crosby, of 

 Crosby Hall. There are almshouses for four poor widows. T/ioydon 

 Mount, 16 miles W.S.W. from Chelmsford, on the left bank of the 

 Rod ing : population, 194. The church was erected by Sir William 

 Smith, in the 17th century. The tower is of brick. Hill Hall, tin- 

 seat of the family of Smyths, U a fine Elizabethan mansion, si' 

 in a spacious park. att Tilbury, 22 miles S. by W. from Chelmsfunl, 

 population 401, is on the left bank of the Thames, at that part of 

 the river called the Hope. The tower of the church was do- 

 by the Dutch in 1667 ; there is now a battery. H'crf 7Y'//>>r v , -Ju ntilcs 

 XS.\V. from Cholmsford : population, 519. Tilbury Fort in this palish 

 is on the left bank of the Thames, where is a furry over tin- river < 

 Oravesend on the Kent coast. The fort was originally built as a 

 block-house by Henry VIII. Elizabeth lodged for awhile in the fort, 

 and reviewed the troops collected here in preparation for meeting tho 

 Spaniards of the ' Armada.' The fort is maintained for the protec- 

 tion of the Thames. Tillinyham, 22 miles K. by S. from Chelni 

 population, 1048. The church, erected in 1708, has aw- 

 tower. The Baptists have a place of worship. Two fairs are held 

 annually. There ore almshouse* for four poor persons. Tollfi/iury, 

 at the mouth of the icstuary of the Blackwater, aud on its left bank, 

 18 miles E. by N. from Chelmaford : population, 1 1 Ii3. The church is 

 a venerable structure of large size. The Independents have a place 

 of 'worship. Many of the inhabitant* are engaged in the o 

 fishery. A fair is held annually in June. In this pari . h i-i Tijitree 

 Farm, on which so many iuteresting experiments with imp 

 methods of cultivation have been made of late years by M i . ' 

 TolUthunt IfArcy, 18 mil. ^ I-:, by N. from Cholmsford, population 

 7:'- ; the el. inch is built i hiefly of stone, and has at the we.-t. end an 

 embattled stone tower. Molting i. earned on. Tuj'/iei-.-j: -/./, .a- '! 

 field, 23 mile* N. by K. from I'helmsford, population lO.'il ; the 

 church, erected in 1519, is a spacious and han.l There is 



a Free school. In 1800 some skeletons, and several Roman antiquities, 

 were discovered here. Great Tutham, 12 miles K.N'.K. from ( '.. 

 ford, population 786, is an ancient village. The parish church is a 

 imall edifice. In the vicinity are some flour-mills. Bricks arc made 

 here. Ufmuuttr, 20 miles S.K. by S. from Chclmsfonl, ppi, 

 1228, is on tho left bank of the Ingerburu. Uprninstcr Hall waa 

 given by Harold II. to Waltliam Abbey. The abbots took up 

 :heir residence hero, and built the mansion of brick. It has a chapel 

 of stone, and an old font. There are a church aii'l : M !n-I -pendent 

 Impel. A brick manufactory employs some bauds, a nut H'n/ 

 Jl miles S.E. from Chclmsford, population 905 ; is near that part of 

 he coant which is nkirted by the Maplin sand ; th <!roat 



M'l Kusaclys belong to this parish. 'I'! ;.-.>. linn h 



with a western tower, an ln.!ep ndent chapel, mid a Nat ,. 

 r or boys and girls. Cheat or Much MV/A<i, 4 mile-i N. by W. IV. .m 

 'helm-ford, popn' . is mi (he right bank of the Chi 



on the road from < 'h- In :--<-i '-- Huninow; the church is a commo- 

 lioua and handsome building, with a square tower and eight bells. In 

 he parish is Black Chanel, a chapel of case, constructed of wood. 

 Malting employs some of the population. There are corn-mills near 



