"CHELMER RIVER, in the county of Essex, rises about 3 miles N. of Thaxted, and runs in a S.S.E. direction to the river Blackwater at Malden, passing, in its course through Dunmow and Chelmsford."
"CHELMSFORD, a hundred in the middle portion of the county of Essex. It contains the parishes of Great and Little Baddow, Blackmore, Boreham, Broomfield, Buttsbury, Chelmsford, St. James Chignal, Smealy Chignal, Danbury, Fryerning, East Hanningfield, West and South Hanningfield, Ingatestone, Little Leighs, Margaretting, Mountnessing, Rettendon, Roxwell with Writtle, Runwell, Sandon, Springfield, Great and Little Waltham, Widford, Woodham-Ferris, and part of Great Leighs, comprising 81,560 acres."
"CLAVERING, a hundred in the N.W. portion of the county of Essex; contains the parishes of Farnham, Ugley, Borden, Manewden, Clavering, Langley, and parts of Stanstead-Mountfitchet, and Henham, comprising 18,140 acres."
"COLCHESTER, a division of the hundred of Lexden, in the county of Essex. It contains the borough of Colchester, and the parishes of Birch, Mount-Bures, Fordham, Dedham, Bergholt, Boxted, Wivenhoe, East Donyland Wormingford, Horksley, Easthorpe, Langham, and Stanway, comprising about 32,240 acres."
"COLNE, a river which, rising near Steeple Bumpstead, in the county of Essex, runs 36 miles in a south-easterly direction, past Halstead and Colchester, and discharges itself into the North Sea at Mersea Island."
"CROUCH, a small river, which rises near Billericay, in county Essex, and falls into the North Sea at Foulness."
"CUTLER SHOAL, outside Harwich, off the coast of Essex, to the S.E. of Bawdsey."
"DENGIE, a hundred in the county of Essex (called Dancing in the Confessor's time), containing the borough of Maldon, and the parishes of Asheldham, Althorne, Burnham, Bradwell Creeksea, Cold Norton, North Fambridge, Hazeleigh, Dengie, Latchingdon, Mayland, St. Lawrence, Newland, Purleigh, Mundon, Southminster, Snoreham, Stowmarket, Steeple, Woodham-Mortimer, Tillingham, and West-Walter, comprising (exclusive of Malden) 56,412 acres."
"DUNMOW, a hundred in the northern division of the county of Essex, is bounded on the N. by the hundred of Freshwell, on the E. by the hundred of Hinckford, on the S. by the hundred of Ongar, and on the W. by the hundreds of Uttlesford and Harlow. It contains the parishes of Athorp Roothing, Barnston, Berners Roothing, Broxted, Chickney, Good Easter, Great Canfield, Great Dunmow, Great Easton, High Easter, High Roothing, Little Dunmow, Leaden Roothing, Little Canfield, Little Easton, Margaret Roothing, Mashbury, Pleshey, Shellow-Bowells, Thaxted, Tilty, White Roothing, with the hamlets of Morrell Roothing, Willingale Doe and Willingale Spain, comprising 54,670 acres."
"FRESHWELL HUNDRED, one of the 20 subdivisions of county Essex. It is situated in the northern part of the county, and is bounded on the N. by county Cambridge, on the E. by the hundred of Hinckford, on the S. by the hundred of Dunmow, and on the W. by the hundred of Uttlesford. It includes the parishes of Ashdon, Great and Little Bardfield, Bardfield-Saling, Bumpstead-Helion, Hadstock, Hempstead, Redwinton, Great and Little Stampford, comprising together 27,710 acres."
"HAINAULT, (or Henault Forest), in the hundred of Havering-Atte-Bower, county Essex. It occupies a considerable tract of country to the N.W. of Romford, and was part of the extensive forest which in ancient times covered this part of the country. Much of it has recently been enclosed. Here was the famous Fairlop oak, under which a fair was held on the first Friday in July.
"HARLOW, a hundred in the W. division of the county Essex, contains the parishes of Great and Little Hallingbury, Harlow, Hatfield Broad Oak, Latton, Matching, Netteswell, Great and Little Parndon, Sheering, and part of Roydon, comprising 28,660 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry and diocese of Rochester."
"HAVERING-ATTE-BOWER, a liberty in county Essex, contains the parishes of Havering-atte-Bower, Hornchurch, and Romford, comprising together 12,550 acres."
"HINCKFORD, a hundred in county Essex, contains the parishes of Alphamstone, Ashen, Ballingdon, Belchamp-Otton, Belchamp- St. Paul, Belchamp Walter, Belchamp-North-Wood, Belchamp-North-End, Birdbrook, Bocking, Borley, Braintree, Bulmer, Bumpstead-Steeple, Felstead, Finchingfield, Foxearth, Gestingthorpe, Gosfield, Halstead, Hedingham (Castle and Sible), Great and Little Henny, Lamarsh, Liston, Great and Little Maplestead, Middleton, Ovington, Panfield, Pebmarsh, Pentlow, Rayne, Ridgwell, Great Saling, Shalford, Stambourne, Stebbing, Stisted, Sturmere, Tilbury, Toppesfield, Twinstead, Wethersfield, Wickham St. Paul, Great and Little Yeldham, and parts of Bures St. Mary and Kedington, comprising an area of 109,610 acres."
"HORSEY, a small island near the Naze, county Essex, 5 miles S.S.W. of Harwich."
"ISLE OF WALLISEA, in the hundred of Rochford, county Essex. It is now a peninsula formed by the rivers Crouch and Broomhill, and connected with the mainland by a causeway, kept up at the expense of the several parishes of Canewdon, Eastwood, Paglesham, Great Stambridge, and Little Wakering.
"LEXDEN, a hundred in county Essex, contains the divisions of Colchester and Witham, comprising 38 parish with an area of 62,060 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeaconry of Colchester and diocese of Rochester."
"MAPLIN SANDS, a bank near the mouth of the Thames on the county Essex shore, extending from near Southend to Shoeburyness. It is marked by a fixed light put up in 1541."
"MEDUSA, the inner channel to Harwich harbour, coast of Essex. It passes over the Naze flats, and has the Stone Banks and Ridge on one side, and the Ledge and Pye Sands on the other."
"MOUSE SANDS, a bank at the mouth of the river Thames, county Essex, 8 miles E. of Shoeburyness. It is marked by a fixed light on the W. side, put up in 1838, which is visible for 10 miles."
"NEW-LAND, in Canvey Island, county Essex, 6 miles S.W. of Rayleigh."
"NEWHALL, an ancient seat in the Colchester division of the hundred of Lexden, county Essex, 3 miles N.E. of Chelmsford. It was built in the reign of Henry VII. by the Butler family, upon lands once belonging to Waltham Abbey, near the river Chelmer. In the reign of Henry VIII. it passed to the relatives of Anne Boleyn, who named it Beaulieu, and kept St. George's feast here with great magnificence in 1524. It was subsequently the seat of several illustrious persons, as Cromwell, Monk, the Cavendishes, and Lord Waltham; by the last of whom the greater part of the mansion was pulled down, excepting the great hall, a noble apartment, 96 feet by 50, and 40 feet high, bearing the arms of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth. The mansion has been partially rebuilt, and is now occupied as a convent, the great hall serving for the chapel."
"NORTHEY ISLAND, a district in the hundred of Dengie, county Essex, 2 miles E. by S. of Maldon, and 10 E. of Chelmsford. It is situated near the junction of the rivers Blackwater and Chelmer, and is a meet for the East Essex hounds."
"ONGAR, a hundred in the county of Essex, contains the parishes of Bobbingworth, Chigwell, Fyfield, Greenstead, Kelvedon-Hatch, Lambourne, High and Little Laver, Magdalen-Laver, Loughton, Moreton, Navestock, Norton-Mandeville, North-Weald- Bassett, Chipping and High Ongar, Abbots and Beauchamp Roothing, Shelley, Stanford-Rivers, Abbots and Tawney Stapleford, Stondon-Massey, Thoydon-Bois, and Garnon and Mount Thoydon, comprising an area of 58,060 acres."
"PANT, a feeder of the Blackwater, in county Essex, rises about 3 miles to the S.E. of Saffron Walden."
"PEWIT, an islet near Horsey Island, county Essex, 6 miles S.W. of Harwich."
"ROCHFORD, a hundred in the county of Essex, contains the parishes of Ashendon, Barling, Canewdon, Eastwood, South Fambridge, Foulness, Hadleigh, Havengore, Hawkwell, Hockley, Leigh, Paglesham, Prittlewell, Rawleth, Rayleigh, Rochford, North and South Shoebury, Shopland, Southchurch, Great and Little Stambridge, Sutton, Great and Little Wakering, and part of Thundorsley, comprising an area of 57,950 acres."
"ROMAN, a river of the county of Essex, rises near Coggeshall, and joins the Colne at Wivenhoe."
"SHIPWASH, a sandbank off the coast of Essex, 15 miles E. of Harwich. It lies in the fair way to the N. after quitting the Thames mouth, in lat. 52° 2' N. and long. 1° 38' E."
"TENDRING, a hundred in the county of Essex, contains Harwich, and the parishes of Alresford, Ardleigh, Beaumont-cum-Mote, Great and Little Bentley, Bradfield, Brightlingsea, Great and Little Clackton, Elmstead, Frating, Frinton, Great and Little Holland, Kirby-le-Soken, Lawford, Manningtree, Mistley, Great and Little Oakley, St. Osyth Chich, Ramsey, Tendring, Thorpe-le-Soken, Thorrington, Walton-le-Soken, Weeley, Wix, and Wrabness, comprising an area of 80,840 acres, exclusive of Harwich."
"THE NAZE, a headland on the N.E. coast of county Essex, 5 miles S. of Harwich. It is crowned by an ancient tower nearly opposite Landguard Fort, in Suffolk, and off the coast is a rocky ledge near 2 miles long, with only 5 feet water in some places.
"THE SOKENS, a liberty in the hundred of Tendring, county Essex. It includes the parishes of Kirby, Thorpe, and Walton.
"THURSTABLE, a hundred, county Essex, contains the parishes of Goldhanger, Heybridge, Langford, Tollesbury, Tolleshunt d'Arcy, Major Tolleshunt, Knights Tolleshunt, Great and Little Totham, and Bishop's Wickham, comprising an area of 23,640 acres."
"UTTLESFORD, a hundred, county Essex, contains Saffron Walden, and the parishes of Arkesden, Birchanger, Great and Little Chesterford, Great and Little Chishall, Chrishall-, Dibden, Elmdon, Elsenham, Haydon, Littlebury, Newport, Quendon, Rickling, Streethall, Takeley, Wendens Ambo, Wendon Lofts, Wicken Bonant, Widdington, Wimbish, and parts of Henham and Stansted Mountfitchet, comprising an area of 52,170 acres, inclusive of Saffron Walden."
"WALTHAM, a hundred in county Essex, contains the parishes of Chingford, Epping, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, and part of Roydon, comprising an area of 25,240 acres."
"WINSTREE, a hundred, county Essex, contains the parishes of Abberton, Fingringhoe, Langenhoe, Layer-Breton, Layer-de-la-Hay, Layer-Marney, East and West Mersea, Peldon, Salcott, Virley, Great and Little Wigborough, comprising 23,790 acres."
"WITHAM, a hundred in county Essex. It contains the parishes of Bradwell, Great and Little Braxted, Little Coggeshall, Cressing, Fairsted, Faulkbourn, Hatfield-Peverell, Kelvedon, Black Notley, White Notley, Rivenhall, Terling, Ulting, Witham, and part of Great Leighs, comprising 37,830 acres."
"WITHAM, a division of the hundred of Lexden, county Essex. It contains the parishes of Aldham, Chapel, Great Coggeshall, Earl's Colne, Eugain Colne, Wake's Colne, White Colne, Copford, Feering, Inworth, Markshall, Messing, Pattiswick, Tey Great and Little, and Mark's Tey, comprising 29,820 acres."