In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Alphamstone like this:
ALPHAMSTONE, a parish in Sudbury district, Essex; near the river Stour, 2½ miles WNW of Bures r. station, and 5 S of Sudbury. Post Town, Bures under Colchester. Acres, 1,557. Real property, £2,614. Pop., 317. Houses, 72. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value £257.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is tolerable. Charities, £13.
Alphamstone through time
Alphamstone is now part of Braintree district. Click here for graphs and data of how Braintree has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Alphamstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Alphamstone, in Braintree and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6514
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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