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HAWKWELL, or HAWKSWELL, or HACKWELL, a parish in Rochford district, Essex; 2 miles NW of Rochford, and 4½ N of Leigh r. station. Post town, Rochford, under Chelmsford. Acres, 1, 353. Real property, £2, 506. Pop., 334. Houses, 71. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £400.* Patron, R. Bristow, Esq. The church has nave and chancel, with a spire; and is good. There are a national school, and charities £23.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Hawkwell CP/AP Rochford RegD/PLU Essex AncC |
Place names: | HACKWELL | HAWKSWELL | HAWKWELL | HAWKWELL OR HAWKSWELL OR HACKWELL |
Place: | Hawkwell |
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