History of Rettendon
Rettendon, The Bell Cross Roads c1960
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
White's Directory of Essex 1848
RETTENDON. or Rettenden parish contains many scattered houses, and most of the village of BATTLE BRIDGE, on the river >>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.
For Battlesbridge, also see Rawreth.
More local history sources
Books featuring Rettendon from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Rettendon.
Search for Rettendon 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
Rettendon Common
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: 061, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).
Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Rettendon.
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.
