Wethersfield is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.
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Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1647
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1629
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WETHERSFIELD, a village and a parish in Braintree district, Essex.
The village stands 6¼ miles NW of Braintree r. station, is an ancient place, and has a post-office under Braintree.
The parish includes two hamlets, and comprises 4,213 acres. Real property, £8,547. Pop., 1,727. Houses, 389. The manor, with W. Manor House, belongs to T. White, Esq. W. Hall, Little Codham Hall, and Summers Hall are chief residences. Codham Hall was once a Roman Catholic chapel, and is now a farmhouse.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £320. Patron, Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The church is ancient.
There are an Independent chapel, endowed schools with £106 a year, and charities £172.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Essex, Wethersfield – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Wethersfield, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Essex, Wethersfield – Church records ( 9 )
Births and baptisms, 1797-1837
Author: Independent Church (Wethersfield)
Births and baptisms, 1797-1861
Author: Congregational Church (Wethersfield, Essex)
Bishop’s transcripts for Wethersfield, 1629-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wethersfield (Essex)
Bishop’s transcripts for Wethersfield, 1800-1866
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wethersfield (Essex)
Bishopric estates, Wethersfield manor, parish and rectory correspondence, 1815-1825
Author: Church of England. Diocese of London
Parish register of Wethersfield, Essex
Parish register transcripts, 1646-1724
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wethersfield (Essex)
Parish registers for St. Mary-the-Virgin’s Church, Blackmore End, 1867-1985
Author: Church of England. St. Mary-the-Virgin’s Church (Blackmore End, Essex)
Parish registers for Wethersfield, 1647-1985
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wethersfield (Essex)
England, Essex, Wethersfield – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Wethersfield, Congregational or Independent, Essex, Eng
Parish printout of Wethersfield, Essex, England, christenings, 1646-1681
Parish register printouts of Wethersfield, Essex, England (Congregational or Independent) ; christenings, 1797-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Essex, Wethersfield – Manors ( 1 )
Bishopric estates, Wethersfield manor, parish and rectory correspondence, 1815-1825
Author: Church of England. Diocese of London
Administration
- County: Essex
- Civil Registration District: Braintree
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
- Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
- Rural Deanery: Hedingham
- Poor Law Union: Braintree
- Hundred: Hinckford
- Province: Canterbury
