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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Hanningfield like this:
HANNINGFIELD (EAST), a parish in Chelmsford district, Essex; 3½ miles N of the river Crouch, and 6 SE of Chelmsford r. station. Post town, Chelmsford. Acres, 2, 446. Real property, £3, 323. Pop., 453. Houses, 94. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Lord Petre. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £417.* Patron,Nottidge, Esq. The church is later English; and consists of nave, chancel, and north chapel, with a steeple. Charities, £13.
East Hanningfield is now part of CHELMSFORD District. Click here for graphs and data of how CHELMSFORD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Hanningfield itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Hanningfield, in Chelmsford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6740
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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