Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for NAZEING

NAZEING, a village and a parish in Epping district, Essex. The village stands 2¼ miles E of the river Leaat the boundary with Herts, 3 E of Broxbourne r. station, and 4¼ N W of Epping; and has a post-office under Waltham Cross. The parish extends to the river Lea, and comprises 3, 893 acres. Real property, £6, 710. Pop., 763. Houses, 165. The property is divided among a few. Nazeing Park is the seat of Lieut.-Col. G. Palmer; Nazeing Cottage, of Capt. S. B. Edenborough; Green-leaves, ofSmily, Esq.; and St. Leonards, ofJ. Bury, Esq. About 450 acres, formerly waste and common, were recently enclosed. The contiguous reach of the Lea is much frequented by anglers; and a hotel and pleasure gardens are there. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £260.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church stands on an eminence, with a good view over the river Lea; is a red brick building; and consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with a tower. There is a national school. Bishop Hall and Fuller were vicars.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Nazeing AP/CP       Epping RegD/PLU       Essex AncC
Place: Nazeing

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