In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ingrave like this:
INGRAVE, a village and a parish in Billericay district, Essex. The village stands near Thornton Park, 2¼ miles SE of Brentwood r. station; and is a pleasant place. The parish comprises 1, 792 acres. Post town, Brentwood. Real property, £1, 583. Pop., 516. Houses, 118. The manor belongs to Lord Petre. ...
The parish is a meet for the South Essex hounds. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of West Horndon, in the diocese of Rochester. The church was built in 1734; is a red brick structure, with a tower; and was recently in disrepair. There are Roman Catholic schools, and charities £6.
Ingrave through time
Ingrave is now part of Brentwood district. Click here for graphs and data of how Brentwood has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ingrave itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ingrave, in Brentwood and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6788
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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