Stories across the centuries
Parish Timeline
Follow notable events, changing landscapes, churches, schools and local life through the history of the High Country.
This historical timeline is drawn directly from A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4, Ongar Hundred.
Welcome to the archive
The High Country History Group records and shares the stories of Greensted, Stanford Rivers, Stapleford Tawney and Theydon Mount.
We warmly thank the Officers of the Society, members and all the contributors whose research, photographs and memories have built this collection from 1999 to 2026.
On this day · 2 November 1956
The Times November 2, 1956 Work on electrifying the six-mile section of the Central Line beyond Epping to North Weald, Blake Hall. Discover what this date reveals about local people and places in “Line to be Electrified”.
Read the articleOn this day · 2 November
Discover the remarkable history of our four parish churches. Explore their guides, monumental inscriptions and articles.
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Kelly's Directory (or more formally, the Kelly's, Post Office and Harrod & Co Directory) was a trade directory in Britain that listed all businesses and tradespeople in a particular city or town, as well as a general directory of postal addresses of local gentry, landowners, charities, and other facilities. In effect, it was a Victorian version of today's Yellow Pages.[1] Many reference libraries still keep their copies of these directories, which are now an important source for historical research.
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Explore the parishes through time
Stories across the centuries
Follow notable events, changing landscapes, churches, schools and local life through the history of the High Country.
Population, 1801–1971
Compare population trends for Greensted, Stanford Rivers, Stapleford Tawney and Theydon Mount across seventeen censuses.
Test your local knowledge
Put what you have discovered to the test, or learn something unexpected.
Open the timeline to load its historical records.
Swipe sideways to explore census years. Tap a point for its value.
Interactive parish census line chart
Line chart comparing population totals for Greensted, Stapleford Tawney, Stanford Rivers and Theydon Mount.
Swipe left to view every parish. The year column stays in place.
| Year | Greensted | Stapleford Tawney | Stanford Rivers | Theydon Mount |
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