In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kelvedon Hatch like this:
KELVEDON-HATCH, a parish in Ongar district, Essex; on the river Roding, 2 miles S by E of ChippingOngar r. station, and 5 NNW of Brentwood. It has a post office of the name of Kelvedon-Common, under Brentwood. Acres, 1, 665. Real property, £2, 655. Pop., 454. Houses, 88. The property is subdivided. ...
Kelvedon Hall, a very fine mansion, is the seat of J. F. Wright, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £513.* Patron, E. Slocock, Esq. The church is ancient but good; consists of nave and chancel, with a small spire; and contains monuments of the Luthers, the Wrights, and the Dolbys. A Roman Catholic chapel is attached to Kelvedon Hall. There are a parochial school, and charities £27.
Kelvedon Hatch through time
Kelvedon Hatch is now part of Brentwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Brentwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kelvedon Hatch itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kelvedon Hatch, in Brentwood and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6791
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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