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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 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
| Congregational Church, South Ockendon, Congregational |
- A full list of Essex churches
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from South Ockendon to another place.
- South Ockendon was a member of the Chafford Hundred
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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- 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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- South Ockendon was a member of the Orsett Poor Law Union