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"LEXDEN, a parish in the liberty of
COLCHESTER, county of ESSEX, 1 mile (W.) from Colchester,
containing 932 inhabitants. The living is a
rectory, in the jurisdiction of the Commissary of Essex
and Herts, concurrently with the Consistorial Court of
the Bishop of London, rated in the king's books at
£12. - Papillon, Esq. was patron in 1804. The church,
dedicated to St. Leonard, has lately received an addition
of three hundred and fifty free sittings, the Incorporated
Society for the enlargement of churches and chapels
having granted £500 towards defraying the expense." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]
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- Census returns are available from the usual sources for 1841-1911, which includes most copies held at the ERO, Wharf Rd, Chelmsford. More information on other ways to view these census returns on the Essex
- A full list of Essex churches
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Lexden to another place.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL972251 (Lat/Lon: 51.889418, 0.863543), Lexden which are provided by:
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- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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- Lexden was a member of the Lexden and Winstree Poor Law Union