Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THUNDERSLEY

THUNDERSLEY, a parish in Rochford district, Essex; 1¾ mile SW of Rayleigh, and 2¼ N by E of Benfleet r. station. Post town, Rayleigh, under Chelmsford. Acres, 2,499. Real property, £3,329. Pop., 531. Houses, 112. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £640.* Patron, the Rev. G. Hemming. The church is ancient but good.


(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: Thundersley AP/CP       Rochford RegD/PLU       Essex AncC
Place: Thundersley

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