Ulting

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Ulting
Essex
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All Saints Church
Location
Location: 51°45’1"N, 0°36’35"E
Data
Population: 167  (2011[1])
Post town: Maldon
Postcode: CM9
Dialling code: 01245
Local Government
Council: Maldon
Parliamentary
constituency:
Witham

Ulting is a small village located in the remote countryside of Essex, north-west of Maldon. It shares its borders with Langford and Nounsley.

History

Ulting was the location of the first sugar beet factory in Britain,[2] although its useful life was cut short by cheap imports of cane sugar.

Ernest Doe & Sons produced farm machinery in the 1950s and 1960s, including the odd Doe Triple-D tractor.

Church

All Saints, the village church, has been standing since 1150, with a major restoration taking place in the 1870s. The church was once a place of pilgrimage ranking with Walsingham and other famous shrines.[3] The River Chelmer runs next to the church and through Ulting.

Notable residents

Humphrey Spender lived in Ulting for many years before his death in 2005.[4]

References

Outside links

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