In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Belchamp Otten like this:
BELCHAMP-OTTON, a parish in the district of Sudbury and county of Essex; on a small affluent of the river Stour, 4 miles NE of Yeldham r. station, and 5 W by N of Sudbury. Post Town, Belchamp-St. Paul, under Halstead. Acres, 1,693. Real property, £2,961. Pop., 375. Houses, 81. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £446.* Patron, the representatives of the late Rev. E. H. Dawson. The church is good; and there are charities £21.
Belchamp Otten through time
Belchamp Otten is now part of Braintree district. Click here for graphs and data of how Braintree has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Belchamp Otten itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Belchamp Otten, in Braintree and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6532
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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