Great Parndon Essex Family History Guide

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Great Parndon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

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Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1547
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1630; 1800

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

PARNDON (Great), a village and a parish in Epping district, Essex.

The village stands 2¼ miles S E of Roydon r. station, and 4¾ NW by N of Epping; is an ancient place; and has a post-office under Harlow.

The parish comprises 2, 211 acres. Real property, £3, 540. Pop., 491. Houses, 105. The property is subdivided. King’s-Moor House belongs to J. Risdon, Esq. A Premonstratensian canonry was anciently founded in Great Parndon, by Roger de Parndon; and was removed, in 1180, to Little Maldon.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £498. Patrons, Earl Cowley, St. Thomas’ Hospital, and the Rev. W. Adams. The church stands on a rising ground; and has a nave, a S aisle, a new chancel, and a tower and spire. Charities, £5.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

PARNDON, GREAT, a parish, in the union of Epping, hundred of Harlow, S. division of Essex, 3½ miles (S. W. by W.) from Harlow; containing 417 inhabitants.

It comprises about 2000 acres of land, in a high state of cultivation.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £16. 10. 7½.; net income, £398; patrons, the Earl of Mornington, and the Governors of St. Thomas’ Hospital. The church is a small edifice with a tower surmounted by a spire.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Essex, Great Parndon – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Great Parndon, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Essex, Great Parndon – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Great Parndon, 1630-1631
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Great Parndon (Essex)

Bishop’s transcripts for Great Parndon, 1800-1869
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Great Parndon (Essex)

Parish registers for Great Parndon, 1547-1986
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Great Parndon (Essex)

Administration

  • County: Essex
  • Civil Registration District: Epping
  • Probate Court: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
  • Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
  • Rural Deanery: Harlow
  • Poor Law Union: Epping
  • Hundred: Harlow
  • Province: Canterbury