In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Langenhoe like this:
LANGENHOE, a parish in Lexden district, Essex; near the river Colne, 3¾ miles SSW of Wivenhoe r. station, and 5¾ S by E of Colchester. Post-town, Abberton, under Colchester. Acres, 2,104. Real property, £2,252. Pop., 169. Houses, 33. The property is divided among a few. Much of the land is marsh. The limits include Pewett island, in the creek between Mersea island and the mainland. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £446. * Patron, the Countess of Waldegrave. The church has a tower, and is good.
Langenhoe through time
Langenhoe is now part of Colchester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Colchester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Langenhoe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Langenhoe, in Colchester and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6799
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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