Widford Essex Family History Guide
Widford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.
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Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1589
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1629
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Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WIDFORD, a parish in Chelmsford district, Essex; 1¾ mile SW of Chelmsford r. station. It has a post-office under Chelmsford. Acres, 692. Real property, £1,527. Pop., 257. Houses, 50. The manor, with Hylands Park, belongs to A. Pryor, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £257. Patron, A. Pryor, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1862.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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Administration
- County: Essex
- Civil Registration District: Chelmsford
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex
- Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – London
- Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – Chelmsford, Post-1844 – Ingatestone
- Poor Law Union: Chelmsford
- Hundred: Chelmsford
- Province: Canterbury