In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tilty like this:
TILTY, a parish in Dunmow district, Essex; 3¾ miles NNW of Dunmow, and 4½ E of Elsenham r. station. Post town, Dunmow, under Chelmsford. Acres, 1,040. Real property, £1,278. Pop., 83. Houses, 20. A Cistertian abbey was founded here in 1152, by the Earl of Derby; and was given, at the dissolution, to Lord Andley. The living is a donative in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £100.* Patron, Viscount Maynard. The church was part of the abbey, and is decorated English.
Tilty through time
Tilty is now part of Uttlesford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Uttlesford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Tilty itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tilty, in Uttlesford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6944
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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