Stories across the centuries
Parish Timeline
Follow notable events, changing landscapes, churches, schools and local life through the history of the High Country.
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Parish Timeline
This historical timeline is drawn directly from A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4, Ongar Hundred.
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Discover the history of the High Country
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 · 1 November 1821
Lambourne End
205 years ago
1st November, 1821 James Adam, Constable of Abridge, went last night about nine o'clock to the Blue Boar having heard there were two men there with a… Find out why this moment matters and discover the fuller story in “Lambourne End”.
Read the articleOur four parish churches
Discover the remarkable history of our four parish churches. Explore their guides, monumental inscriptions and articles.
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Two ways to discover our changing communities
Population, 1801–1971
Parish Census
Compare population trends for Greensted, Stanford Rivers, Stapleford Tawney and Theydon Mount across seventeen censuses.
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Line chart comparing population totals for Greensted, Stapleford Tawney, Stanford Rivers and Theydon Mount.
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