In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Latchingdon like this:
LATCHINGDON, a village and a parish in Maldon district, Essex. The village stands 1 mile N of the river Crouch, and 6 SSE of Maldon r. station; and has a post-office under Maldon, and a fair on 2 June. The parish comprises 3,672 acres. Real property, £4,975. Pop., 430. Houses, 81. The manor belongs to C. ...
Pulley, Esq. The parish includes the quondam chapelry of Lalling; and it is one with Snoreham for the relief of the poor. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £710.* Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The present church was built in 1857; and is in the decorated English style. The old church still stands. There are a national school, and charities for church poor £13.
Latchingdon through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Latchingdon, in Maldon and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6770
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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