Southminster Village History Statistics
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Historical Statistics
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1813
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Population
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1048
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TD
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1813
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Number of Houses
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145
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TD
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1887
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Acres
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7701
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DU
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1887
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Population
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1311
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DU
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Factual and anecdotal information
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1887
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A large parish, extending eastward to the fertile marshes on the coast and containing a considerable village with good inns, houses and shops. It is pleasantly situated between the Crouch and Blackwater with a seaward view over the Ray Sands. It has a reading room,a coffee tavern and gas works. |
DU
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Abbreviations used for Source
PG - Parliamentary Gazeteer for England and Wales 1851
DU - Durrants Handbook of Essex
TD-Topical dictionary of England 1813