In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Beeleigh like this:
BEELEIGH, a hamlet in the parish of St. Peter-in-Maldon, Essex; 1 mile W of Maldon. A Premonstratensian Abbey was founded here, in 1180, by Robert de Mantell; and given, at the dissolution, to Sir John Gate. Bourchier, Earl of Essex, and his wife were buried in the church; and this, measuring 36 feet by 18, and having groined arches, still stands, and is used as a farm-office.
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Beeleigh through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Beeleigh, in Maldon and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25983
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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