In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Good Easter like this:
EASTER (Good), a parish in Chelmsford district, Essex; on an affluent of the Chelmer, 4¾ miles W by S of Great Waltham, and 6¼ NW of Chelmsford r. station. It has a post office under Chelmsford. Acres, 2, 081. Real property, £3, 074. Pop., 539. Houses, 107. The property is subdivided. There is a chalybeate spring. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of High Easter, in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £169.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of St. Pauls. The church is ancient but good; and has a tower and spire. Charities, £7.
Good Easter through time
Good Easter is now part of Chelmsford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chelmsford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Good Easter itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Good Easter, in Chelmsford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6692
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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