A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WICKFORD, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Billericay district, Essex. The village stands on the river Crouch, 4 miles N by E of Pitsea r. station; is an ancient place; and has a post-office under Chelmsford. The parish comprises 1,758 acres. Real property, £3,426. Pop., 462. Houses, 105. The property is divided among a few. W. Hall is a farmhouse. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £393.* Patron, R. B. Berens, Esq. The church is old but good; and there is an Independent chapel.—The sub-district contains 7 parishes and a chapelry. Acres, 16,040. Pop., 2,061. Houses, 415.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Wickford AP/CP Wickford SubD Billericay RegD/PLU Essex AncC |
| Place: | Wickford |
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