History of Castle Hedingham

Castle Hedingham, the Keep c1960
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Feature articles

Enter the Essex underworld: Castle Hedingham is plagued by a Victorian burglar and robber.>>more

White's Directory of Essex 1848

HEDINGHAM, (CASTLE) a large and well-built village, with several good houses, shops, and inns, is situated upon >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

Places to visit

Hedingham Castle: Norman keep built c.1140. With a magnificent Banqueting Hall and beautiful grounds. >>more

More local history sources

Books featuring Castle Hedingham from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Castle Hedingham.

Search for Castle Hedingham 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

Castle Hedingham
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

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.

Brief archeological history of Castle Hedingham on the Essex County Council's Unlocking Essex.

Excellent web site on the history of Castle Hedingham with old photographs and parish registers in spreadsheet format.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 011, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Castle Hedingham.

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.