Twinstead, Essex Genealogy

England   Essex   Essex Parishes

Parish History
TWINSTEAD, a parish, in the union of Sudbury, hundred of Hinckford, N. division of Essex, 5 miles (N. E. by N.) from Halstead; containing 196 inhabitants. It comprises 1038a. 3r. 14p., of which 824 acres are arable, and the remainder chiefly pasture; the surface is pleasingly diversified, and the soil fertile. Twinstead Hall, the ancient manor-house, retains much of its original character; and part of the moat by which it was surrounded, and the old bridge forming the approach, are still remaining. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £6, and in the patronage of the Crown; net income, £250. The church has been rebuilt.

From: Samuel A. Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 404-407. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51358 Date accessed: 13 April 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Probate records
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