Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WICKHAM-ST. PAUL

WICKHAM-ST. PAUL, a parish in the district of Sudbury and county of Essex; 3 miles ENE of Hedingham r. station, and 4¼ N by E of Halstead. Post town, Halstead. Acres, 1,225. Real property, £2,270. Pop., 409. Houses, 99. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of St. Pauls. W. Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £407.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of St. Pauls. The church was restored in 1866. There is a free school.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Wickham St Paul AP/CP       Essex AncC
Place: Wickham St Paul

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