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Little Coggeshall in Coggeshall parish

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"COGGESHALL (LITTLE), a hamlet in the parish of GREAT-COGGESHALL, hundred of WITHAM, county of ESSEX, ½ mile (S.) from Great Coggeshall, containing 362 inhabitants. This was anciently a distinct parish, within the limits of which stood the abbey described in the account of Great Coggeshall, together with a church erected by the abbot for himself and the monks, who agreed to build a chapel also for their servants and tenants.” [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]

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Census

  • Census returns are available from the usual sources for 1841-1911, which includes most copies held at the ERO, Wharf Rd, Chelmsford. More information on other ways to view these census returns on the Essex
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Church History

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Description & Travel

You can see pictures of Little Coggeshall in Coggeshall parish which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • Little Coggeshall was a member of the Witham Hundred
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL854217 (Lat/Lon: 51.863072, 0.691177), Little Coggeshall in Coggeshall parish which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Little Coggeshall was a member of the Braintree Poor Law Union