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Chingford is a suburban town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The centre of Chingford is 9.2 miles (14.8 km) north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walthamstow to the south, and Edmonton and Enfield to the west.
- Manors.
- Economic history.
- Forest.
- Local Government.
- Churches.
- Roman Catholicism.
- Protestant Nonconformity.
- Schools.
- Charities For The poor.
The manor of CHINGFORD EARLS,sometimes known in the Middle Ages as TEMPLEHALL, (fn. 65) was situated mainly in the east and southeast of the parish, but also included land by the Lea.Several earls, of different families, were connectedwith the manor. The Earl of Essex, who held it inthe 15th century, was probably the one to whom thesuffix refers. (...
In 1086 there were twomanors, each of 5 hides, in Chingford. Chingfordwas thus one of the few places in Essex where theancient 'five-hide unit' survived, though the manorheld by the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's is saidto have contained 6 hides in 1066. The two manorsseem to have been always about the same size. In1838 Chingford St. Pauls comprise...
The whole parish of Chingford laywithin the ancient Forest of Essex. In the MiddleAges it was part of the forest bailiwick of Waltham. (fn. 273) In the 16th century, when the bailiwicks were replaced by smaller 'walks', the parish comprisedChingford Walk. (fn. 274) The forestership of this walkwas held in the mid-16th century by RolandRampston and ...
Court rolls or books ofthe manor of Chingford Earls survive for 1463–75, (fn. 312) 1554–67, (fn. 313) 1587–1615, (fn. 314) and 1660–1934. (fn. 315) Thereare also two collections of extracts from court rolls,for 1366–1518 and 1367–1518. (fn. 316) All these recordsare of courts baron only. For the manor of Chingford St. Pauls there are rolls and book...
The church of Chingford is firstmentioned in 1181. (fn. 331) It was evidently built on themanor of Chingford Earls. The advowson descended along with that manor. (fn. 332) It was usually heldby the lord of the manor, but during two periods itwas held by the lessees of the manor: the KnightsTemplars (1270–1308), and the Leigh family (1564–1621). Rob...
The church of OURLADY OF GRACE AND ST. TERESA, StationRoad, was founded in 1919. The present buildingwas erected in 1931. (fn. 403) The Dominican Convent ofthe Holy Rosary, Forest View, was opened in 1921. (fn. 404)
In 1644Abraham Burton of Chingford was indicted forbeing absent from church and frequenting unlawfulconventicles. (fn. 405) In 1790 the only dissenters in theparish were 'two or three Methodists'. (fn. 406) In 1829 aWesleyan society at Chingford, numbering about 30,formed part of the Waltham Abbey Circuit. (fn. 407) In1862 a small Wesleyan church w...
In c. 1796 there were a Sunday schooland a day school at Chingford, each containingabout 20 children and supported by voluntary contributions. (fn. 430) In 1807 there were only two smalldame schools in the parish. (fn. 431) In 1815 the parishvestry reserved two rooms in the almshouses (fn. 432) forthe use of a charity school, supported by voluntary...
Robert Rampston(d. 1585) left rent charges to be used for the poor invarious Essex parishes. (fn. 452) That for Chingford was £3a year, charged on Stone Hall in Little Canfield. In1835 the income was being used along with ThomasBoothby's charity (see below) to buy bread, whichwas distributed every Sunday. (fn. 453) The income ofRampston's charity w...
Name. The River Ching runs through the area, and the town of Chingford is close to a number of crossings of that river. However, old maps and descriptions give a name for the settlement long before the river has a name and it is likely that the name of the river as "Ching" arose long after the settlement was named.
References by travel writers to the place using its "normal" name are not included. Descriptive gazetteer entries are included only if the name does not appear anywhere else. Names for administrative units: These names were used for units associated with Chingford. Click on the links for details of the units and their names:
51°37′23″N 0°00′32″E / 51.623°N 0.009°E / 51.623; 0.009. Chingford is a suburban town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The centre of Chingford is 9.2 miles (14.8 km) north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east ...
The Roman Catholic diocese was the Diocese of Westminster but has been in the Diocese of Brentwood, since it was established on 20th July 1917. The church of Our Lady of Grace & St Teresa of Avila was built in 1930. Non-conformist churches. Chingford Harch Weslyan chapel was built in 1862, and enlarged 1905.
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A path is still marked on the 6″ O.S. (1897) from old Chingford Church to Chingford Hall, the manor-house, and this may preserve an old track from Chingford across the Lea to Edmonton. A little further south, near the mouth of the Ching, remains of pile-dwellings were discovered in excavating for the reservoirs near Higham Hill in 1869, 1895 and 1901.
