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"ORSETT, a parish in the hundred of BARSTABLE,
county of ESSEX, 18½ miles (S. S. W.) from Chelmsford,
containing 1130 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
£29. 6. 8., and in the patronage of the Bishop. The
church is dedicated to St. Giles and All Saints. There
is an endowed school for educating and clothing
fourteen boys, founded by Edward Anson, Esq. Orsett
Hall, the manor-house, was erected upwards of three
hundred and fifty years ago. In the neighbourhood
are vestiges of ancient intrenchments, enclosing four or
five acres." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]
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- 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
- A full list of Essex churches
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Orsett to another place.
- Orsett was a member of the Barstable Hundred
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ644817 (Lat/Lon: 51.510313, 0.367665), Orsett which are provided by:
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- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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- Orsett was a member of the Orsett Poor Law Union