A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ONGAR (High), a village and a parish in Ongar district, Essex. The village stands on the river Roding, 1¼mile N E of Ongar r. station; is sometimes called Old O., Great O., and Little O.; and has a post-office, of the name of High Ongar, under Brentwood. The parish contains also the hamlet of Astelyns, and comprises 4, 510 acres. Real property, £8, 701. Pop., 1, 177. The property is much divided. Ongar Park and Forest Hallare chief residences. Astelyns House was an ancientseat, in which the Duke of Norfolk is said to have takenshelter when fleeing from Queen Elizabeth; and is nowa farm-house. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £1, 382.* Patron, the Rev. H. J. Earle. The church is good; and has a brick tower, re-built in 1858, at a cost of £800. There are alms-houses, and other charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | High Ongar CP/AP Ongar RegD/PLU Essex AncC |
| Place names: | HIGH ONGAR | OLD ONGAR | ONGAR | ONGAR HIGH |
| Place: | High Ongar |
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