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EASTON (Little), a parish in Dunmow district, Essex; on the river Chelmer, 2 miles NW by N of Dunmow r. station, and 6 ½ E by S of Stanstead. It has a post office under Chelmsford. Acres, 1, 548. Real property, £2, 385. Pop., 357. Houses, 76. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Valne, £305.* Patron, Viscount Maynard. The church has two brasses, and is good. There are alms-houses for 4 widows, and a clerk's house.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Little Easton Parish Dunmow Poor Law Union/Registration District Essex Ancient County |
| Place names: | EASTON | EASTON LITTLE | LITTLE EASTON |
| Place: | Little Easton |
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