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Stow Maries Excursions in the County of Essex by Thomas Kitson Cromwell 1818 Stow Mareys, a
little to the south-west of Norton ; but the manor-house, which
belonged to the noble family of Bohun, is about three quarters of a
mile south-west of the church. The mansion-house of the manor of Hayes is about the same distance south of the church as Mareys; this anciently belonged to the Sutton family. Essex by J Charles Cox 1909
Stow Maries (1m. from Cold Norton). The
church (Sts Mary and Margaret) consists of
chancel, nave, and wooden belfry with short
spire. It is chiefly 15th cent. The lower part
of the nave walls are flint and stone chequer, the
upper brick. It was considerably restored in 1870.
History and Topography of the County of Essex - 1835 This parish extends from Cold Norton southward to North Fambridge and from the border of Chelmsford Hundred to Snoreham, and Lachingdon on the east.
Formerly there was a family surnamed Mareys in this parish, who are supposed to have taken from, or given to it this appellation, and the Saxon name signifies place : it is sometimes written Stow-Marish, and Stow Marsh. The church is an ancient building, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In 1821 there were two hundred and forty-two inhabitants, and precisely the same number in 1831.
Durrants Handbook for Essex - 1887
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