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Tendring

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"TENDRING, a parish in the hundred of TENDRING, county of ESSEX, 6½ miles (S. S. E.) from Manningtree, containing 700 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Colchester, and diocese of London, rated in the king's books at £16, and in the patronage of the Master and Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Edmund. A school is supported by subscription." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]

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Biography

Andrew Clark ,“Essex and Balliol College”, Essex Review, January 1912, vol XXI, pp 9-15 includes biographical details of the Rectors of Tendring 1720-1908, Marks Tey 1722-1884, All Saints 1751-1851, St Leonards 1761-1870, and Holy Trinity 1766-1839.

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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

  • Tendring was a member of the Tendring Hundred
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM142241 (Lat/Lon: 51.874316, 1.110309), Tendring which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Tendring was a member of the Tendring Poor Law Union