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Toppesfield

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"TOPPESFIELD, a parish in the hundred of HINCKFORD, county of ESSEX, 4 miles (W. N. W.) from Castle-Hedingham, containing 928 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the jurisdiction of the Commissary of Essex and Herts, concurrently with the Consistorial Court of the Bishop of London, rated in the king's books at £26, and in the patronage of the Crown. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, contains some curious ancient monuments. Robert Edwards, in 1730, left £10 per annum for teaching children." [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

  • Toppesfield was a member of the Hinckford Hundred
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL737373 (Lat/Lon: 52.006954, 0.529311), Toppesfield which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Toppesfield was a member of the Halstead Poor Law Union