In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broxted like this:
BROXTED, a parish in Dunmow district, Essex; on the river Chelmer, 4 miles E of Elsenham r. station, and 5 NW of Dunmow. Post Town, Great Easton, under Dunmow. Acres, 3,149. Real property, £4,131. Pop., 935. Houses, 219. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £170.* Patron, R. B. de Beauvoir.
Broxted through time
Broxted is now part of Uttlesford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Uttlesford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Broxted itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broxted, in Uttlesford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6558
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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