St Peter's Church, Birch. Closed 1990. Public Enquiry due in 2017 to decide: development or demolition?
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History of Birch >> Poll of Voters 1847
These are the residents and non-resident landowners of Birch who voted in the 1847 general election. Source: Essex Standard 20 August 1847.
Joseph Bumby
Daniel Ely
William Frostic
James Little
William Henry Low
Issac Munson
Barnabas Pettitt
Daniel Potter
Joseph Powell
Charles Gray Round
John Royce
John Smith
Charles Tiffin
William Woodyard
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