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HORKSLEY (GREAT)

White's History, Gazetteer & Directory of Essex ~ 1848

Submitted and Transcribed by Essex Villages

 

HORKESLEY, (GREAT) a pleasant, scattered village, on the south side of the vale of the river Stour, opposite Nayland on the Suffolk side of the river, where there is a good bridge, up to which the Stour is navigable for small craft. 

Horkesley Green and Causeway, and the principal part of the village, are in the higher part of the vale, from 1 to 3 miles S. of Nayland, and from 4 to 5 miles N. of Colchester. 

The parish contains 730 inhabitants, and about 3000 acres of land, which was anciently part of the parish and manor of Nayland, or Neyland, and as such it was granted, in 1256, to John de Burgh, who had free warren here.  It afterwards passed to the Neyland, Scrope, Shelley, Bayning, Freeman, and other families.  The manor has recently been purchased by Jas. Cuddon, Esq., of Norwich, but the soil belongs to Earl de Grey, Lord Ashburton, Sir J. R. Rowley, G. & W. S. Sadler, J. L. and R. Green, Capt. Kelso, W. Corder, and several other proprietors, chiefly copyholders. 

Brewood Hall farm belongs to Earl de Grey; and Red Park is the seat of Capt. E. J. F. Kelso.  Near Woodhouse, is a trench and other remains of an ancient encampment, and some antiquaries are of opinion that it is the site of the British Oppidum, described by Julius Caesar. 

The Church (All Saints) has a leaded nave and south aisle, a tiled chancel, and a handsome tower, containing six bells.  The rectory, valued in K. B. at £15, and in 1831 at £750, is in the gift of Earl de Grey, and incumbency of the Rev. D. F. Markham, M. A., who has a handsome residence, with woody pleasure grounds.  The tithes were commuted in 1839, for £1005. 17s. 6d. per annum. 

In the parish is an old Quakers' Burial Ground, of 36 perches, now a plantation.  National and Infant Schools are supported by the rector and other contributors. 

A small ancient building, on the west side of the Causeway, is supposed to be the remains of Our Lady's Chapel, founded by John Falcon; and in the south part of the parish is a small chapel of ease, erected about 1837, by J. L. Green, Esq. 

The poor have £2. 10. yearly from Love's Charity, (See Aldham) and also £30 a year as the rent of a farm of 30a. at Elmsted, left in 1509, by John Guyon. 

A farm in the parish belongs to the vicarage of St. Peter's, Colchester. 

Baker Rev. Hy. Williams, B. A. curate

Bower Sarah, vict. Rose and Crown

Creffield Daniel, policeman

Kelso Capt. Edw. Jno. Fras. Red Park

Markham Rev. Dd. Fdk. M. A. rector and canon of Windsor, Rectory

Mason Fredk, relieving officer, &c.

Oakley Daniel, wheelwright

Rout Henry, Post Office

Simpson John, carpenter

Simpson Thomas, butcher

Wenlock George, blacksmith

Woodhead John, parish clerk

 

Beerhouses

Bruce Samuel

Sparkes Joseph

  

Farmers (* are owners)

Bentall Sus.

*Bibby Daniel

Birch Mrs.

*Brown Philip

Croydon Wm.

*Daniell Thomas

Folkard Wm.

*Green John L.

*Green Robert

*Kenningale B.

Kersey Caroline, Woodhouse

*Knopp Samuel

Lee Carrington

Nevard Wm.

Page Chas. (and cattle dealer)

Partridge Wm., Brewood

Seaborn John

*Sadler William Stebbing

Stannard Jermh. Jun. Mount Hall

Stedman Willm., White Park

Strutt Wm.

 

Schools

Cordingley Fany.

Dracup Isaac

Newman Sarah

 

Shoemakers

Cream Henry

Boggis John

Bradbrook Fred.

Bruce Samuel

 

Shopkeepers

Austin Eliz.

Bibby John

Butcher John (& baker & miller)

Munson Daniel

Post from Colchester, &c. daily

 

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales...., by John Marius Wilson. circa 1866

HORKSLEY (GREAT), a village and a parish in Lexden district, Essex. The village stands near the river Stour and the boundary with Suffolk, 1¼ mile S by W of Nayland, and 4 N by W of Colchester r. station; and has a post-office under Colchester. The parish comprises 3,048 acres. Real property, £5,184. Pop., 769. Houses, 172. The property is divided among many. Westwood House is the seat of John L. Gower, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £1005. Patron, Countess Cowper. The church is ancient but good; consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with handsome tower; and has a very fine memorial window to Bishop Ward, of Sodor and Man. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £40.

Transcribed by Noel Clark

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