In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bobbingworth like this:
BOBBINGWORTH, a parish and a subdistrict in Ongar district, Essex. The parish bears also the name of Boringer; and lies 2 ½ miles N W of Ongar r. station, and 5 ½ SE of Harlow. Post Town, Ongar. Acres, 1,628. Real property, £2,474. Pop., 334. Houses, 67. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £393.* Patrons, J. A. Houblon andCure, Esqs. The church is good.-The subdistrict contains fifteen parishes. Acres, 47,465. Pop., 5,465. Houses, 1,145.
Bobbingworth through time
Bobbingworth is now part of Epping Forest district. Click here for graphs and data of how Epping Forest has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bobbingworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bobbingworth, in Epping Forest and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6544
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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