Little Wakering, Essex Genealogy

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Parish History
WAKERING, LITTLE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Rochford, S. division of Essex, 4½ miles (N. E. by E.) from Southend; containing 301 inhabitants.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848).

Little Wakering St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Other places in the parish include: Remple Marsh, Wallisea Island, New England Island, Sharps Ness, and Little Potton Island.

The church, dating from the 11th century, but largely rebuilt by John De Wakering, Bishop of Norwich.[citation needed] In the tower are displayed the Royal Arms of George III who visited in 1769

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.

Little Wakering forms part of Barling (or Barling Magna) a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located approximately 6 km (4 miles) northeast of Southend-on-Sea and is 29 km (18 miles) southeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Rochford and in the parliamentary constituency of Rochford &amp; Southend East. There is a Parish Council of Barling Magna.

The rural parish, formally known as Barling Magna, also includes the hamlets of Little Wakering and Stonebridge.

The word "Barling" is said to derive from two Saxon words "ban", a boar, and "ing", a meadow.

Barling is by Potten Creek, a tributary to the River Roach.

In its agricultural setting, Barling village is mainly situated along Little Wakering Road, Church Road and Barling Road. Where these roads meet is the village duck pond.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Rochford 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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