In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shopland like this:
SHOPLAND, a parish in Rochford district, Essex; 2½ miles NE of Southend r. station. Post town, Rochford, under Chelmsford. Acres, 1,039. Real property, £2,299. Pop., 80. Houses, 10. The property is divided among four. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £89. Patron, Mrs. H. Aitken. The church is ancient but good.
Shopland through time
Shopland is now part of Rochford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rochford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shopland itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shopland, in Rochford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6902
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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