High Laver
| High Laver | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, High Laver | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL526087 |
| Location: | 51°45’22"N, -0°12’43"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 493 (2011) |
| Post town: | Ongar |
| Postcode: | CM5 |
| Dialling code: | 01277 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Epping Forest |
High Laver is a village and parish in the Ongar Hundred of Essex. The parish is noted for its association with the philosopher John Locke.
History
High Laver is historically a rural agricultural parish, predominantly arable. In 1086 there were 1428 acres of arable land, woodland for 200 pigs and 37½ acres of meadow. The 1881 census data collected indicates that the majority of the male population were employed in agriculture.[1][2]
High Laver school was founded 1866 with accommodation for 75 children. At one point the school breached its capacity with a total of 132 pupils attending. Pupils of High Laver today typically attend Magdalen Laver school, west from High Laver.[3]
The manor of Otes may originally have been part of Little Laver. It was purchased around 1614 by William Masham, and passed to his son Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet When John Locke, British philosopher, died in 1704, he was buried at High Laver, where he had lived at Otes as a paying guest in the household of Sir Francis Masham, 3rd Baronet since 1691.[4]
In 1887 John Bartholomew, in the Gazetteer of the British Isles, wrote: "Laver, High, par., Essex, in NW. of co., 4 m. NW. of Ongar, 1891 ac., pop. 477; the churchyard contains the grave of John Locke (1632–1704), the philosopher".[5]
Geography
High Laver village is situated four miles east of Harlow and a mile and a half north-west of Moreton.[6] The land is nearly 300 ft above sea-level in the south-west, about 250 ft in the north and 230 ft in the east.[7]
Population
In 1801 the population was 346. By 1851 it had grown to 534. It was a little below this level until the last decade of the century when there was a sharp decline to 386. In the first half of the 20th century it rose gradually to 463 in 1951"[8] According to 2011 census data High Laver had a population of 493 persons across 200 households.[9]
Landmarks
All Saints' Church in High Laver consists of a nave, chancel, west tower, south porch, and north vestry.[10] The church was constructed from flint and rubble during the late 12th century; there also remains evidence that some Roman bricks and tiles were used as they are visible among the chancel walls, and also the north wall of the nave.[11] Over the years there has been refurbishment and maintenance on the church. In the 15th or 16th century the roofs of the chancel and nave, which are ceiled in except for the plates and tie-beams, were renewed.[12] Within the tower there is a font with an octagonal bowl which dates from the 14th century.[13] Outside the south wall of the nave is the brick altar tomb of the philosopher John Locke (1704). A mural tablet, originally above the tomb, was moved inside the church for preservation in 1932.[14] The grave of Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, a favourite of Queen Anne and a cousin of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, is also found in the churchyard. The complex relationship between these three women is dramatised in the film The Favourite.
Transport
The main road from Ongar to Harlow which is a key transport route enters the parish at High Laver Bridge.[15] High Laver lies near junction seven of the M11 motorway.[16] There are three bus services that run through the parish, four days a week.[17] The nearest railway station is Harlow Town.[18]
References
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- ↑ "HIGH LAVER". Victoria County History. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp87-88#fnn36. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ "History of the agriculture of High Laver". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp87-88. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Information on the School that was in High Laver". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp96-97. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ A History of the County of Essex - Volume 4 : pp88-93 (Victoria County History)
- ↑ Bartholomew, John (1887). Gazetteer of the British Isles. High Laver: Bartholomew. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/2008380. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "An introduction to High Laver". British History online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp87-88. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ "High Laver". Victoria County History. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp87-88#fnn36. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ "Information on population change in High Laver". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp87-88#fnn4. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for national statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124562&c=high+laver&d=16&e=62&g=6424941&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1427209429190&enc=1. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "Information on All saints church". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp93-95. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "High Laver All Saints Church, a history of the Church". The united benefits of the Lavers and Matching. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154019/http://thelaversandmatchingchurches.org.uk/highlaver.php. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Details into the roof refurbishment work". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp93-95. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Font in High Laver All Saints Church". British history online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp93-95. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Information on John Locke Tomb". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp93-95. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "High Laver". http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp87-88. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Junction seven of the M11 distance from High Lave". https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/High+Laver,+Essex,+UK/M11,+United+Kingdom/@51.7414963,0.1514006,15z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d897501665443f:0xc889c2881bd5437c!2m2!1d0.21073!2d51.75654!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d88437a2c5941f:0x346bce9569e7a328!2m2!1d0.1404024!2d51.7465852. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bus timetables and routes for High Laver". Travel search. http://www.carlberry.co.uk/rfnlistr.asp?L1=HIG0880&op=D. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "The nearest railway station to High Laver is Harlow Town". https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Harlow+Town+Railway+Station,+Burnt+Mill,+Harlow,+Essex+CM20+2JD,+United+Kingdom/M11,+United+Kingdom/@51.8325177,0.0142713,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d89bf62b69ad67:0xadc846b1756892d6!2m2!1d0.095272!2d51.78117!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d88437a2c5941f:0x346bce9569e7a328!2m2!1d0.2189473!2d51.9175987. Retrieved 24 April 2015.