In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rickling like this:
RICKLING, a parish in Saffron-Walden district, Essex; near the river Stort and near the London and Cambridge railway, 2½ miles S W of Newport r. station, and 6¾ N by E of Bishop-Stortford. Post-town, Newport, under Bishop-Stortford. Acres, 1, 331. Real property, £2, 260. Pop., 502. ...
Houses, 103. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Col. Inglis. R. Hall is anancient house. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £168.* Patron, the Bishop of Rochester. The church is good. There are an Independentchapel, a national school, and charities £5.
Rickling through time
Rickling is now part of Uttlesford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Uttlesford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rickling itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rickling, in Uttlesford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6873
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Rickling".