Post Office Directory of Essex 1855 (Part 3): Stapleford Abbots &Stapleford Tawney

Stapleford Abbots and Stapleford Tawney

Stapleford Abbots

STAPLEFORD ABBOTS lies jast off the Ongar road, on the south side of the Roding, and is in the Oagar Union, G miles soutb-east from Epping, G north of Romford station, 16 from London, and 6 south-west of Ongar; its population, in 1851, was 492, aud its arca 2,331 acres.

In this parish the river Romn rises. In the year 1010 this village was given to the Abbey of Bury St. Edmund's.

The charch is old, and the llving is a rectory, value £513, in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor; the reetor is the Rev. Charles Whitworth Pitt, M.A.

There is an Endowed sehool for 40 boys.

ALBYNS, in this parish, was built by Inigo Jones.

Gentry

• Abdy Sir Thomus Neville, bart. Albyns
• Pitt Rev. Charies, M.A. Rectory

Traders

• Aylett Henry, 'Plough'
• Brewster Mary (Mrs.), furmer
• Clarke Henry, farmer
• Cooper -- , farmer
• Dawkins Francis, wheelwright
• Dawkina Henry, farmer
• Dison James, shopkeepcr
• Thteh Jobn, farmer
• Harrington Mrs. beer retailer
• Mollett Edwin, farmer
• Mollett Mrs. furmer
• Murry John, farmer
• Parish Samuel, schoolmaster
• Spurge WiD. shopkeeper & beer retailer
• Staines James, farmer
• Stevens Charles, miller & farmer
• Surridge James, farmer
• Taylor Philip, farmer
• Viney Henry, farmer
• Wood Charics, farmer
• Young Richard, farmer

Stapleford Tawney

STAPLEFORD TAWNEY, on the other side of the Roding, opposite to Abridge, is a parish in the Hundred and Union of Ongar, 5 miles from Epping, 17 from London, with an area, in 1841, of 1,633 seres, and a popwlation of 333.

The church has a nave and south aisle; and the living ls a reetory, with the rectory of Mouut Theydon annexed, value £740; the Rev. Heury Soames, M.A., is rector.

The 'Talbot' is the principal inn, where coaches change from Chipping Ongar to the Bull inn, Aldgate, London.

Gentry

• Smith Sir Chas, Cunliffe, hart. Sultons
• Soames Rev. Henry, M.A. [rector]

Traders

• Charlton Foster, farmer
• Chariton Ralpb, farmer
• Clark Charles, farmer
• Cooper Benjamin 'Talbot,' & brewer
• Dawkins William, blacksmith
• Miles Cornell, farmer
• Rumbali Joho, farmer
• Sworden William, farmer

Post Office

POST OPPICE.- William Pittam, receiver. Letters, by way of Romford, arrive 7 a.m.; disputchod 3 past 6 p.m. The nearest money order otfice is at Chipping Ongar.