In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Halstead like this:
Halstead.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., E. Essex, on river Colne, 16 miles NW. of Colchester and 55¾ NE. of London -- par., 5631 ac., pop. 6701; town, pop. 5804; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Friday; contains the Halstead Paper Mills; 1 mile S. of the town is the seat of Hallstead Lodge.
Halstead through time
Halstead is now part of Braintree district. Click here for graphs and data of how Braintree has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Halstead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Halstead, in Braintree and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/495
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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