Childerditch

Childerditch
All Saints and St Faith, Childerditch Parish Church
Childerditch Location within Essex
OS grid reference	TQ610897
District	Brentwood
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Brentwood
Postcode district	CM13
Dialling code	01277
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Brentwood and Ongar
List of places UK England Essex 51°35′09″N0°19′21″E / 51.5859°N 0.3225°E / 51.5859; 0.3225

Childerditch is a settlement in the Brentwood district, in the county of Essex, England. It forms part of the Warley borough council ward.

History

At the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, the settlement was home to 25 households. ^[1]

The opening of the East Horndon station on the London Tilbury and Southend Railway on the eastern boundary in 1886 stimulated the building of factories in Childerditch. ^[2]

Childerditch is a former civil parish and had a population of 184 in 1931. ^[3] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Brentwood, part also went to Little Burstead. ^[4]

Childerditch church is a landmark on a hilltop to the north of the A127 road. The church is dedicated to All Saints and St Faith. It was constructed in 1869, to the designs of D. C. Nicholls and Fred Johnstone. ^[5]

References

1. "Childerditch | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
2. "Parishes: Childerditch". British History Online. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
3. "Population statistics Childerditch AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 24 December 2021.
4. "Relationships and changes Childerditch AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
5. Bettley & Pevsner 2007, p. 232.

Sources

• Bettley, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2007). Essex. The Buildings Of England. Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-11614-4.