'Essex' Category
Birchanger, Essex
The village is based around a hill, at the foot of which is the river Stort (a tributary of the River Lea). The village was recorded in the 1086 Domesday book with the name Bilchangra, though the village is much earlier than this, evidenced by the village church, parts of which date back to Saxon [...]
Ashen, Essex
A lovely wooden sign, showing the church, and a “flying fortress” bomber.
Ashen has been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age, as evidenced by a bronze axehead found in the area. There is also evidence of Roman and Saxon settlement in th earea, and after the There are a number of old houses in Ashen, [...]