History of Sible Hedingham

Sible Hedingham, the Almshouses, Swan Street 1953.  (Neg. S276008)  © Copyright The Francis Frith Collection 2005. http://www.frithphotos.com
Sible Hedingham, the Almshouses, Swan Street 1953
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

White's Directory of Essex 1848

HEDINGHAM (SIBLE) is on extensive and pleasant village on the western side of the vale of the Colne, opposite Castle >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

White's Directory of Essex 1863

White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.

Sible Hedingham Criminal Cases

Court cases involving Sible Hedingham residents - ongoing project >>more.

Images and Maps

Images and maps of Sible Hedingham supplied by Francis Frith.

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My Sible Hedingham Ancestors

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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 Sible Hedingham from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Sible Hedingham.

Search for Sible Hedingham 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. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Church, Sible Hedingham
©Robert Edwards
Photograph by kind permission of Robert Edwards,
contributor to the Geograph Project

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 Sible Hedingham.

The story of the Sible Hedingham Witchcraft Case.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 016, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

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

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.