In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Willingale Spain like this:
WILLINGALE-SPAIN, a parish in Ongar district, Essex; contiguous to W.-Doe. Post town, Willingale, under Ongar. Acres, 1,200. Real property, £1,655. Pop., 207. Houses, 43. Spain Hall is the seat of S. B. Brocket, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £325.* Patron, the Crown on the nomination of the Bishop of R. The church is good.
Willingale Spain through time
Willingale Spain is now part of Epping Forest district. Click here for graphs and data of how Epping Forest has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Willingale Spain itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Willingale Spain, in Epping Forest and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6980
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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