Chatley
CHATLEY, a hamlet, in the parish of Great Leighs, union of Chelmsford, hundred of Witham, N. division of Essex, 4 miles (S. by W.) from Braintree; containing 563 inhabitants. This place extends for some distance on each side of the road to Chelmsford. An ancient hermitage, called St. Ann's, is now an inn.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.