England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Ardleigh lies in northeastern Essex close to its border with neighbouring Suffolk. Ardleigh is about 5 miles northeast of the town of Colchester. The village sits astride the A137 road which links Colchester with Manningtree at its crossroads with the B1029 Brightlingsea to Dedham road. Ardleigh is a substantial compact village with a notable centre around that junction. It retains most of the village amenities and is growing in recent times as a commuter dormitory for nearby Colchester. Ardleigh lies just south of the beautiful Dedham Vale, a haunt of the painter Constable, but here the land is a low agricultural plateau dominated by arable farming. Ardleigh lies at around 35 metres above sea level and the land around is almost flat at or around that level. What drainage there is is headed northwards to join the River Stour which reaches the North Sea at Manningtree. Ardleigh parish was a large one by southern standards covering almost 5,000 acres and it supported a very healthy 1,600 parishioners. In Domesday times Ardleigh was held by 4 different tenants each holding substantial assets, the parish supported 16 ploughs as well as meadows, pastures and woodland; there were also 2 mills making for a very prosperous place. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 15th July 1754 - 3rd December 1812 | Essex Record Office - Reference - D/P263/1/6 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 7th January 1813 - 21st April 1837 | Essex Record Office - Reference - D/P263/1/9 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Dedham
St Mary the Virgin
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Lawford
St Mary
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Mile
End St Michael & All Angels
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Lawford
St Mary
Little Bromley St Mary the Virgin |
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Greenstead
St Andrew
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Great
Bromley St George
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