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South Ockendon

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"OCKENDON (SOUTH), a parish in the hundred of CHAFFORD, county of ESSEX, 4¼ miles (N. N. W.) from Grays-Thurrock, containing 777 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Essex, and diocese of London, rated in the king's books at £33.6. 8., and in the patronage of G. Leith, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a circular embattled tower. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. Some Saxon silver coins have been found in the parish, and vestiges of a Roman road may be traced. There is a building, called Furnace House, where iron was formerly smelted." [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

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • South Ockendon was a member of the Chafford Hundred
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ592827 (Lat/Lon: 51.520785, 0.293248), South Ockendon which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • South Ockendon was a member of the Orsett Poor Law Union