CHAPEL or PONTISBRIGHT, 4 miles

S.E. from Halstead. Popula. 331. CHATLEY, in Great Leigh's parish, and

popula. included therein. CHELMSFORD with MOULSHAM, 29 miles N.E. from London. Popula. 4,994. Market, Fri.; fairs, May 12, Oct. 12, for cattle. Here was a Dominican Friary, founded at an early date, or in the adjoining hamlet of Fulsham ; income 91. 6s. 5d. yearly, now worth 186l. 8s. 4d.; granted, 34 Hen. VIII., to Antony Bonvixi.

CHESTERFORD (Great), 3 miles N.W. from Saffron-Walden. Popula.755. Fair, July 5, for horses, &c.

CHESTERFORD (Little), 2 miles N.W. from Saffron-Walden. Popula. 192. CHICKNEY, 5 miles N.W. from Dun

mow. Popula. 66.

CHIGNAL-SMEALY, 3 miles N.W. from
Chelmsford. Popula. 74.

CHIGNAL (St. James), 2 miles N.W. from
Chelmsford. Popula. 217.
CHIGWELL, 9 miles S.W. from Chipping-
Ongar. Popula. 1,696.
Fair, Sept.
30, for hiring servants.
CHILDERDITCH, 4 miles W. from Bil-
lericay. Popula. 289.

CHINGFORD, 4 miles N. from Waltham

Abbey. Popula. 837.

CHISHALL (Great), 6 miles N.W. from

Saffron-Walden. Popula. 353. CHISHALL (Little), 5 miles N.W. from Saffron-Walden. Popula. 71. CHRISHALL, 5 miles N.W. from Saffron

Walden. Popula. 411.

CLACTON (Great), 10 miles S.E. from Colchester. Popula. 1,075. Fair, June 29, for toys.

CLACTON (Little), 9 miles S.E. from Colchester. Popula. 494. Fair, July 25, for toys.

CLAVERING, 5 miles S.W. from Saffron

Walden. Popula. 1,081. COGGESHALL (Great), 44 miles N.E. from London. Popula. 2,896. Market, Sat.; fairs, Whit.-Tues. and Wed., for toys, and horses. Here was a Cistercian Abbey, founded in the year 1142, by King Stephen; yearly income 2981. 8s., now worth 5,968l., granted, 29 Hen. VIII., to Sir Thomas Seymor. COGGESHALL (Little), 1 mile S. from Coggeshall. Popula. 362. COLCHESTER, 51 miles N.E. from London. Popula. 14,016. It contains the

parishes of All-Saints. Popula. 405. Bere-Church. Popula. 122. Botolph. Popula. 2,130. St. Giles. Popula. 1,326. Greenstead. Popula. 510.

St. James. Popula. 1,265. St. Leonard. Popula. 844. Lexden. Popula. 932. St. Martin. Popula. 843. St. Mary-at-the-Walls. Popula. 1,147. St. Michael, Miles-End. Popula. 447. St. Nicholas. Popula. 980. St. Peter. Popula. 1,647. St. Runwald. Popula. 426. Holy-Trinity. Popula. 521. Markets, Wed. and Sat.; fairs, EasterTues., wholesale tailors; July 5, horses; July 23, cattle and horses; Oct. 20, cattle, horses, butter, and toys. A corporate town, having a mayor, recorder, eleven aldermen, town-clerk, eighteen assistants and 18 common councilmen. Sends two members to parliament: right of election in the mayor, aldermen, common council, and free burgesses not receiving alms: number of voters, 1,400. Here there was a Benedictine Abbey, founded, in the year 1095, by Eudo, courtier of William the Conqueror; income 523l. 17s. 04d. yearly, now worth 10,477i. Os. 10d.; granted, 1 Edw. VI., to John Earl of Warwick. An Augustine Friary, founded, in the reign of Hen. I., in the south part of the town, by Ernulphus, who became afterwards Prior of it; income 113l. 12s. 8d. yearly, now worth 2,272l. 13s. 4d.; granted, 28 Hen. VIII., to Sir Thomas Audley. A Friary, without the walls of the town, on the southward; founded, in the year 1244, for the crutched Friars; value 71.7s. 8d. yearly, now worth 1471.13s. 4d.; granted 35 Hen. VIII., to Thomas Lord Audley. Monastery of Grey Friars; founded, in the year 1309, by Robert Lord Fitzwalter, near the east gate, who became a Friar before his death, in 1325; granted, 36 Hen. VIII., to Francis Jobson and Andrew Audley, and by King Edw. VI., to John Earl of War. wick.

COLD-NORTON, 4 miles S. from Maldon. Popula. 226.

COLNE (Earle's), 1 mile S.E. from Hal

stead. Popula. 1,229. Fair, March 28, cattle and toys. Here was a Benedictine Priory, founded in the reign of Hen. 1., by Albericus de Vere, who became a Monk there; yearly value 175l.14s.84d., now worth 3,514l. 14s. 2d.; granted, 28 Hen. VIII., to John Earl of Oxford. COLNE-EUGAIN, 1 mile S.E. from Halstead. Popula. 547. COLNE-WAKES, 3 miles S.E. from Halstead. Popula. 417.

Sudbury. Popula. 694.

Here

GOLDHANGER, 4 miles N.E. from Maldon. Popula. 459. Fair, May 14, toys. GOSFIELD, 1 mile W. from Halstead. Popula. 598.

GRAYS.-See Thurrock.

GREENSTEAD, 1 mile S.W. from Chip

ping-Ongar. Popula. 131.

HADLEIGH, 34 miles N.W. from Rochford. Popula. 329. Fair, June 24, toys.

HADSTOCK, 4 miles W. from Haverhill. Popula. 392. Fair, June 28, horses, &c.

HALLINGBURY (Great), 6 miles S.W. from Dunmow. Popula. 678. Fair, Whit-Tues., toys.

HALLINGBURY (Little), 6 miles S.W. from Dunmow. Popula. 470. HALSTEAD, 46 miles N.E. from London.

Popula. 3,858. Market, Fri.; fairs, May 6, Oct. 29, cattle. Here there was a Benedictine Cell, founded, in the reign of William the Conqueror, by Ingelrica, wife of Ranulf Peverell; income 831. 19s. 7d. yearly, now worth 1,679/. 11s. 8d.; granted, 29 Hen. VIII., to Giles Leigh.

HANNINGFIELD (East), 5 miles S.E. from Chelmsford. Popula. 398. HANNINGFIELD (West), 34 miles S.E. from Chelmsford. Popula. 468. HANNINGFIELD (South), 5 miles S.E. from Chelmsford. Popula. 176. HAM (East), mile W. from Barking. Popula. 1,424.

HAM (West), mile W. from Barking. Popula. 9,753.

HARLOW, miles S.W. from Dunmow.

Popula. 1,928. Fairs, May 13, wool; Sept. 9, Nov. 28, horses and cattle. HARWICH, 72 miles N.E. from London. Popula. 4,010. It contains the two parishes of Dover-Court and St. Nicholas. Market, Tues. and Fri.; fairs, May 1, Oct. 18, toys. A corporate town, hay. ing a mayor, seven aldermen, recorder. and twenty-four capital burgesses. Sends two members to parliament: right of election is in the mayor, aldermen, and capital burgesses: number of voters, 32.

HASTINGWOOD, in North-Weald-Basset parish, and popula. included therein.

HATFIELD-PEVERELL, 2 miles S.W. from Witham. Popula. 1,101. Fair, Whit-Tues., toys. HAVENGORE-MARSH, 4 miles S.E. from Rochford. Popula. 23. HAVERHILL.-See Suffolk.

HAVERING-ATTE-BOWER, 2 miles N. from Romford. Popula. 352. HAWKWELL, 1 mile N. from Rochford. Popula. 362.

HAYDON, 6 miles N.W, from SaffronWalden. Popula. 272.

HAZLELEIGH, 2 miles S. from Maldon. Popula. 128.

HEDINGHAM (Castle), 3 miles N.W. from Halstead. Popula. 1,163. Here there was a Benedictine Nunnery, founded, in the year 1190, by Aubrey de Vere, first Earl of Oxford, or rather by his Countess Lucia, who became the first Prioress; revenues, at the suppression, 291. 12s. 10d., now worth 3921. 16s. 8d.; granted, 28 Hen. VIII., to John Earl of Oxford.

HEDINGHAM (Sible), 3 miles N.W. from Halstead. Popula. 2,060. HEMPSTEAD, 6 miles E. from SaffronWalden. Popula. 655.

HENHAM, 5 miles S. from Saffron. Walden. Popula. 804.

HENNY (Great), 2 miles S.W. from Sud

bury. Popula. 368.

HENNY (Little), 24 miles S.W. from Sudbury. Popula. 59.

HEYBRIDGE, 1 mile N. from Maldon. Popula. 868.

HOCKLEY, 2 miles N.W. from Rochford. Popula. 784.

HOLLAND (Great), 10 miles S.E. from Colchester. Popula. 413. Fair, June 22, pedlary.

HOLLAND (Little), 11 miles S.E. from Colchester. Popula. 73.

HORKSLEY (Little), 2 miles S.W. from Neyland. Popula. 238. Here there was a Cluniac Priory, founded, in the reign of Hen. I., by Robert Fits Godebold; revenues 381. 14s. 7d., now worth 774s. 11s. 8d.

HORNCHURCH, 1 mile S.E. from Romford. Popula. 1,938. HORNDON (East), 3 miles S.W. from Billericay. Popula. 459. Market, Sat.; fair, June 29, wool.

HORNDON (West), 24 miles N.W. from Grays-Thurrock. Popula. 45. HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL, 3 miles N.E. from Grays-Thurrock. Popula. 420.

HUTTON, 1 mile W. from Billericay. Popula. 418.

ILFORD (Little), 1 mile N.W. from
Barking. Popula. 87.
ILFORD, in Barking parish, and popula.

included therein. 7 miles N.E. from London, on the Chelmsford road. INGATESTONE, 5 miles S.W. from Chelmsford. Popula. 747. Fair, Dec. 1, all sorts of cattle. Near this place there was an Augustine Priory, founded early, by Michael Capra, and wife, and son; value 75l. 10s. 6d. yearly, now worth 1,510. 10s.; granted, 22 Hen. VIII., to Sir Richard Page, Knt. INGRAVE, 2 miles S.W. from Billericay. Popula. 427.

INWORTH, 24 miles S. from Coggeshall. Popula. 437.

KELVEDON, 2 miles N.E. from Witham. Popula. 1,328. Fair, Easter-Monday, toys.

KELVEDON-HATCH, 2 miles S. from

Chipping-Ongar. Popula. 336. KIRBY, 11 miles S.E. from Colchester. Popula. 85. Fair, July 26, toys. KITTON or KEDDINGTON.-See Suffolk.

ter. Popula. 131.

LANGFORD, 2 miles N. from Maldon. Popula. 251.

LANGHAM, 3 miles S.E. from Neyland. Popula. 725.

LANGLEY, 5 miles S.W. from Saffron. Walden. Popula. 320.

LATTON, 5 miles S. from Bishop-Stortford. Popula. 378. Here was an Augustine Priory, founded, before 20 Edw. I., by some person whose name is not known; granted, 28 Hen. VIII., to Sir Henry Parker.

LATCHINGTON, 5 miles S.E. from Maldon. Popula. 414. Fairs, June 2, toys; Aug. 27, a great lamb fair. LAVER (High), 4 miles N.W. from Chipping-Ongar. Popula. 464.

LAVER (Little), 4 miles N. from Chipping-Ongar. Popula. 107. LAVER-MAGDALEN, 3 miles N.W.

from Chipping-Ongar. Popula. 236. LAWFORD, 1 mile S.W. from Manningtree. Popula. 688.

LAWRENCE (St.), 6 miles S.E. from
Maldon. Popula. 229.
LAYER-BRETON, 4 miles S.W. from
Colchester. Popula. 259.
LAYER-DE-LA-HAY, 3 miles S.W. from
Colchester. Popula. 603.
LAYER-MARNEY, miles S.W. from
Colches er. Popula. 246. Here were, a
College, founded, in the year 1330, by
William de Morney, Lord of the Manor.
An Hospital, or Almshouse, erected, in
the year 1523, in pursuance of the will
of Henry Lord Morney; granted, by
Queen Elizabeth, to William Tipper

and Robert Dawe.

LEE (East or Chapel), in East-Tilbury parish, and popula. included therein. LEIGH, 24 miles S. from Rochford. Popula. 905. Fair, second Tues. in May, toys.

Popula. 544.

LAMBOURNE, 9 miles S.W. from Chip-
ping-Ongar. Popula. 729.
LAMARSH, 3 miles S. from Sudbury.
Popula. 331.

Popula. 667. Here was an Augustine Priory, founded, in the reign of Hen. III., by Sir Ralph Gernoun; yearly revenue 141. 14s. 8d., now worth 2,8341. 13s. 4d.; granted, 27 Hen. VIII., to Sir Richard Rich,

Barking. Popula. 3,374.

LEYTONSTONE, 2 miles N. from Stratford-le-Bow.

LINDSELL, 3 miles N.E. from Dunmow. Popula. 353.

LISTON, 24 miles N. from Sudbury. Popula. 73.

LITTLEBURY, 1 mile N.W. from Saffron-Walden. Popula. 766. LOUGHTON, 7 miles S. W. from ChippingOngar. Popula. 979.

MALDON, 37 miles N.E. from London.

Popula. 3,198. Its parishes are, AllSaints, St. Mary, and St. Peter. Market, Sat.; fairs, Sept. 13, 14, toys and cattle. A corporate town, having a mayor, recorder, six aldermen, eighteen chief burgesses, a water-bailiff, and a town-clerk. Sends two members to parliament: right of election in all the freemen number of voters, 800. Here there was a Carmelite Friary, founded, in the reign of Edw. II., by some persons unknown; value 26s. Os. 8d. yearly, now worth 520l. 13s. 4d.; granted, 36 Hen. VIII., to George Duke and John

Sterr.

MANEWDEN, 7 miles S.W. from Saffron

Walden. Popula. 656. Fair, Easter-
Mon., toys.

MANNINGTREE, 60 miles N.E. from London. Popula. 1,265. Market, Thurs.; fair, Whit-Thurs., toys.

MAPLESTEAD (Great), 1 mile N.W. from Halstead. Popula. 428. MAPLESTEAD (Little), 1 mile N.W. from Halstead. Popula. 313. Here was a Preceptory of Knights Hospitalers, founded, in the reign of Hen. I., by Juliana, daughter and heiress of Robert Dorsnell; granted, at the dissolution, to George Harper.

MARGARETTING, 5 miles S.W. from Chelmsford. Popula. 479.

chester. Popula. 772. Fair, Whit-
Tues., toys. Here there was an Alien
Priory, founded by King Edward the
Confessor; granted, 34 Hen. VIII., to
Robert Dacres, Esq.

MESSING, 24 miles S.E. from Coggleshall. Popula. 705. Fair, first Tues. in July, toys.

MIDDLETON, mile S. from Sudbury. Popula. 109.

MIDDLE-MEAD, in Little-Baddow parish, and popula. included therein. MILTON.-See Prittlewell.

MISTLEY, & mile W. from Manningtree. Popula. 778.

MORETON, 24 miles N.W. from Chipping-Ongar. Popula. 408. MORRELL - ROOTHING, in WhiteRoothing parish, and popula. included therein.

MOULSHAM.-See Chelmsford, 1 mile distant.

MOUNTNESSING, 6 miles S.W. from

Chelmsford. Popula. 728.

MOUNTBURES, 4 miles N.E. from Halstead. Popula. 260. MOZE.-See Beaumont.

MUCKING, 3 miles N. from GraysThurrock. Popula. 189.

MUNDON, 24 miles S.E. from Maldon. Popula. 309.

NAVESTOCK, 34 miles S. from ChippingOngar. Popula. 840.

NAZEING, 4 miles N. from WalthamAbbey. Popula. 744.

NETSWELL, 4 miles N. from Epping. Popula. 306.

NEVENDON, 3 miles S.E. from Billericay. Popula. 186.

NEWPORT, 3 miles S.W. from SaffronWalden. Popula. 852. Fairs, EasterTues., Nov. 17, horses, &c.

from Chipping-Ongar. Popula. 827.