History of Hadleigh

Hadleigh, the Castle 1891, Essex
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Feature articles

A look at a time when the farmers of Hadleigh and nearby parishes were faced with spate of arson attacks on their property. >>more

White's Directory of Essex 1848

HADLEIGH is a small village and parish 2½ miles West North West of the fishing port of Leigh, and 6½ miles >>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.

Places to visit

Hadleigh Castle: ruined castle with fine views of the Thames estuary. >>more

More local history sources

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

Search for Hadleigh 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

Hadleigh
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.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 077, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

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

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.

Hadleigh Castle
print published 1834