The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £14, and in the patronage of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: the tithes have been commuted for £600, and the glebe comprises 34 acres. It is intersected by the river Roding, and comprises by measurement 2437 acres, of which 737 are arable, 1296 pasture, 118 wood, 229 forest, and 24 common the soil is heavy, but the substratum light, and rather inclining to chalk. W.) from Romford containing 904 inhabitants. Mary and All Saints), a parish, in the union and hundred of Ongar, S. A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848 Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales. There are a chapel of ease at Abridge, an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £20. The church is ancient, and has a Norman door. Patron, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelry of Abridge, in the diocese of Rochester. The property is divided among a few.īishops Hall was the residence of Bishop Spencer of Norwich, who suppressed Keat’s rebellion and is now the seat of Col. The parish contains also the village of Abridge. station, and 5 NNW of Romford is an ancient place, mentioned in Domesday book and has a post-office under Romford. The village stands near Hainault forest, 1¼ mile SE of the river Roding, 3½ E by S of Loughton r. LAMBOURNE, a village and a parish in Ongar district, Essex. Lambourne The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
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