In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chafford like this:
CHAFFORD, a hundred in Essex. It touches the Thames for 7 miles above and below Purfleet; extends 12½ miles northward; and contains fourteen parishes. Acres, 35,712. Pop., 16,001. Houses, 2,769.
Chafford through time
Chafford is now part of Havering district. Click here for graphs and data of how Havering has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chafford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chafford, in Havering and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20725
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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