History of Peldon

Hyde Park Corner, Peldon
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Feature articles

How Peldon was hit by the strongest earthquake in England's history.>>more

White's Directory of Essex 1848

PELDON, 6 miles South by West of Colchester, is a village and parish, containing 493 souls, and 2182A. of land, mostly >>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.

More local history sources

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

Search for Peldon 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

St. Mary's Church, Peldon
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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: 036, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

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

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.