Abridge Essex Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Abridge, a hamlet, in the parish of Lambourn, union and hundred of Ongar, S division of Essex, 6 ½ miles (N.N.W.) from Romford. This place, which is on the high road to Chipping-Ongar, and is bounded on the north by the river Roding, was formerly called Affebruge, or Affebridge; it has within the last few years been rapidly increasing, and contains several handsome houses. A chapel of ease was erected in 1833; a national school has been established; and there is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.