In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Magdalen Laver like this:
LAVER (MAGDALEN), a parish in Epping district, Essex; 4¼ miles NW of Ongar, and 4 SE of Harlow r. station. Post town, Ongar, under Brentwood. Acres, 1, 228. Real property, £1, 921. Pop., 213. Houses, 42. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £310. Patron, the Rev. S.Mason. The church is ancient but good; and is a low building, with tile roof and wooden belfry.
Magdalen Laver through time
Magdalen Laver is now part of Epping Forest district. Click here for graphs and data of how Epping Forest has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Magdalen Laver itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Magdalen Laver, in Epping Forest and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6774
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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