Willingale Spain, Essex
Historical Description
Willingale Spain, a parish in Essex, contiguous to Willingale Doe. It belonged at one time to the family of De Hispania, whence its name. Post town, Ongar; money order office, Ongar; telegraph office, Fyfield. Acreage, 1221; population, 215. The manor belongs to the Brocket family, who are chief landowners. Spains Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St Albans; net value, £200 with residence. Patron, the Crown on the nomination of the Bishop of St Albans. The church, which stands in the same churchyard with that of Willingale Doe, is a small building in the Early English style, with Norman nave and Perpendicular chancel. There is a beautiful Perpendicular font.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Essex | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Willingale-Spain All Saints | |
Hundred | Dunmow | |
Poor Law union | Ongar |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Willingale Spain from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Willingale-Spain (All Saints))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Essex is available to browse.
The Essex pages from the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 is online.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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