In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Margaretting like this:
MARGARETTING, a village and a parish in Chelmsford district, Essex. The village stands on the river Wid, adjacent to the Eastern Counties railway, 2 miles NE of Ingatestone, and 5 SW by S of Chelmsford; and has a post office under Ingatestone. The parish comprises 2,259 acres. Real property, £3,708. ...
Pop., 483. Houses, 110. The property is much subdivided. Peacocks is the seat of G. Straight, Esq. Killigrews was a moated seat, visited by Henry VIII.; and became a farmhouse. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £191. Patron, the Rev. M. Barnard. The church stands near Ingatestone; and consists of nave and aisles, with wooden belfry. There are a charity school, and charities £9.
Margaretting through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Margaretting, in Chelmsford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6823
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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