In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described White Roding like this:
ROOTHING (White), a village and a parish in Dunmow district, Essex. The village stands 1½ mile W of the river Roding, and 5 E by S of Sawbridgeworth r.station; and has a post-office under Chelmsford. The parish contains also the hamlet of Roothing-Morrell, and comprises 2, 520 acres. Real property, £3, 233. Pop., 466. Houses, 101. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £490.* Patron, J. M. Wilson, Esq. The church is good, and has a tower and spire. Charities, £6.
White Roding through time
White Roding is now part of Uttlesford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Uttlesford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about White Roding itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of White Roding, in Uttlesford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6884
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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