History of Great Coggeshall (Coggeshall)
Coggeshall, East Street c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
White's Directory of Essex 1848
COGGESHALL, a small ancient town, is pleasantly situated on the north side of the river Blackwater, and on the >>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.
Great Coggeshall Criminal Cases
Court cases involving Great Coggeshall residents - ongoing project >>more.
Coggeshall 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 some for Coggeshall.
Places to visit
Grange Barn, an impressive early 13th century barn over 130 feet long. >>more
Images and Maps
Images and maps of Great Coggeshall supplied by the Francis Frith.
More local history sources
Ebay is now a great source for old images of Essex towns and villages. If you're looking for pictures to add to your family tree album, then try one of the auctions, or there are several 'Buy It Now' shops offering postcards which have been touched up and improved - so if you're unsure about bidding, try these. Link already formatted for Essex. Browse through or type the name of the location in the Ebay search box. >>
Also on Ebay are legal documents on vellum. This link is formatted for Essex. (Sometimes I think these should be in an archive.) >>
Books featuring Coggeshall from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Coggeshall.
Search for Great Coggeshall 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
Church Street, Coggeshall
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.
Parish Council web site with some of the history of Coggeshall.
Brief archeological history of Great Coggeshall on the Essex County Council's Unlocking Essex.
Coggeshall Musuem web site with some additional history information.
Church of St Peter ad Vincula Coggeshall.
1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 026, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).
Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Great Coggeshall.
Heritage Gateway. Database of national and local records of England's historic sites and buildings. Includes records and photographs of all listed buildings, and historical and archaeological information on locations throughout England.
Coggeshall
print published 1834