Langenhoe, Essex Genealogy

England   Essex

Parish History
Langenhoe St Andrew was an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex. Other places in the parish included: Pewett Island.

The village church was once reputed to be amongst the most haunted buildings in Essex. This ancient church, which had been damaged in the Essex earthquake of 1884, was closed to worship in 1955 and demolished in 1963 after it was deemed structurally unsafe.

The diocese of Chelmsford was created in 1914, prior to this Essex parishes were in the jurisdiction of the Bishops of London until 1845 when they transferred to the diocese of Rochester. The diocese of Chelmsford has 474 parishes and 600 churches and is the second largest region in the church of England outside London.

The combined parish is now served by Abberton, Essex church.

LANGENHOE (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Lexden and Winstree, hundred of Winstree, N. division of Essex, 5¼ miles (S. by E.) from Colchester; containing 161 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1874 acres, of which 161 are common or waste; and is bounded on the east by the navigable river Colne: the soil is generally a strong loam, producing average crops. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £14. 13. 4., and in the gift of the family of Waldegrave: the tithes have been commuted for £480, and the glebe comprises 30 acres. The church is an ancient edifice, with a tower of stone; the window of the chancel is decorated with numerous armorial bearings.

From: 'Langar - Langho', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 20-23. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51091&amp;amp;strquery=langenhoe Date accessed: 13 February 2011.

Langenhoe is a village in the Colchester district of Essex, England to the south of Colchester.The twin villages of Abberton, Essex and Langenhoe are reflected by the village sign which refers to both.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Index for the Census may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records

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Poor Law Unions
Lexden and Winstree Poor Law Union, Essex

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Essex Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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