In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ramsden Crays like this:
RAMSDEN-CRAYS, a parish in Billericay district, Essex; on the river Crouch, 2 miles E S E of Billericay, and 4½ N N W of Pitsea r. station. Post-town, Billericay. Acres, 1, 453. Real property, £2, 307. Pop., 262. Houses, 44. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with the Ashes, belongs to F. M. B. Batard, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £370. Patron, F. Francis, Esq. The church is very old.
Ramsden Crays through time
Ramsden Crays is now part of Basildon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Basildon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ramsden Crays itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ramsden Crays, in Basildon and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6868
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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