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STIFFORD, a parish, with an ancient village, in Orsett district, Essex; 2 miles N by W of Grays r. station, and 10 SE of Romford. It has a post-office under Romford. Acres, 1,602; of which 55 are water. Real property, £2,281. Pop., 281. Houses, 54. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £507.* Patron, R. B. Wingfield, Esq. The church is old but good, and is now beautifully restored.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with an ancient village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stifford Parish Orsett Poor Law Union/Registration District Essex Ancient County |
| Place: | Stifford |
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