Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Writtle

Writtle, par. and vil., Essex - par. (containing Highwood), 8786 ac., pop. 2412; vil., 2 miles W. of Chelmsford; P.O., T.O.; has several endowed schools.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Writtle Parish       Essex Ancient County
Place: Writtle

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