History of Ardleigh
Ardleigh
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Feature articles
A look at a time when the farmers of Ardleigh and nearby parishes were faced with spate of arson attacks on their property. >>more
White's Directory of Essex 1848
ARDLEIGH, a pleasant village on the Colchester and Manningtree road, 5 miles North East of the former, and 4 miles South West of >>more.
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
Ardleigh Snippets
When researching for this website we often find a little snippet of information on a location or subject which may be of interest. Here's one for Ardleigh.
More local history sources
Books featuring Ardleigh from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Ardleigh.
Search for Ardleigh census returns at ancestry.co.uk.
1841 England Census | 1851 England Census
| 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census
| 1891 England Census
1901 England Census
Ardleigh
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.
Web site on the history of Ardleigh with census returns, images and a wealth of other historical information.
The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.
1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 019, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).
Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Ardleigh.
Images of England web site which has a photographic record of England's listed buildings - from the grandest house to the humblest cottage. Enter the town or village in the search box. Photographs are accompanied by a detailed architectural description of the property.
