In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barnston like this:
BARNSTON, or Birnston, a parish in Dunmow district, Essex; on the river Chelmer, 2 miles SE of Dunmow r. station, and 7½ WSW of Braintree. It has a post office under Chelmsford. Acres, 1,442. Real property, £2,415. Pop., 192. Houses, 40. The property is divided among a few. Barnston Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £335.* Patron, the Rev. W. Toke. The church is Norman.
Barnston through time
Barnston is now part of Uttlesford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Uttlesford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barnston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barnston, in Uttlesford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6530
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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