In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Ockendon like this:
OCKENDON (North), a village and a parish in Orsett district, Essex. The village stands 5 miles N N W of Grays r. station, and 6 S E by E of Romford; and has a post-office under Romford. The parish, in allusion to the number of springs in it, is sometimes called Ockendon of the Seven Fountains. ...
Acres, 1, 698. Real property, £3,070. Pop., 341. Houses, 61. The property is divided among a few. Stubbers, an old brick manor-house, is the seat ofB. Russell, Esq. The parish is a meet for the South Essex hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £550.* Patron, R. Benyon, Esq. The church is ancient; was restored in 1858, at a cost of more than £1,000; has a tower of flint and stone; and contains brasses and monuments of the Poyntzes and the Littletons. There are a national school, and charities £53.
North Ockendon through time
North Ockendon is now part of Havering district. Click here for graphs and data of how Havering has changed over two centuries. For statistics about North Ockendon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Ockendon, in Havering and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6846
Date accessed: 21st October 2024
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