Ford End, c.1910
Low resolution copy courtesy of Footsteps' Shop on Ebay. Quality postcards of Essex.
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Ford End appears in the entry for Great Waltham. >>more.
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Ford End, Great Waltham. Built in 1870.
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The Essex Record Office 'ERO' are custodians of the parish registers of Essex. Ancestry.co.uk have now transcribed the entire collection of Essex parish registers. Search now on Ancestry for your Essex ancestors. Then on the results page click on ‘request image’ and you will be taken to the ERO website where you can purchase an image of the relevant page.
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Ford End is part of Great Waltham - Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1798
Ford End is part of Great Waltham - First Series Ordnance Survey Map 1805
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