Lamarsh
| Lamarsh | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Lamarsh hall and church | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 51°59’14"N, 0°45’8"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 187 (2011) |
| Post town: | Bures |
| Postcode: | CO8 |
| Dialling code: | 01787 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Braintree |
Lamarsh is a village and parish in the Hinckford hundred of Essex, adjacent to the border with Suffolk. It is near the large village of Bures and the village of Alphamstone. The village is west of the River Stour, which here forms the county border. It has a pub, a village hall[1] and a church called The Friends of Holy Innocents Church.[2] The name, Lamarsh, comes from the phrase "Loamy marsh". This is derived from the Old English terms lām and mersc, which translate into loam or clay and a marsh respectively.[3]
In the 1870s, Lamarsh was described as:
- "LAMARSH, a parish, with a village, in the district of Sudbury and county of Essex; adjacent to the river Stour at the boundary with Suffolk, 2½ miles NW of Bures r. station, and 4 SSE of Sudbury."[4]
The Parish
The main houses in the parish are Lamarsh Hall and Daws Hall. The parish contains 22 listed properties.[5] The Parish contains 86 dwellings, all of which unshared.[6] The village has no shops but does contain a public house.[5] This is named "Lamarsh Lion".[7]
Population
The population of Lamarsh was 285 in 1801 before peaking at 409 in 1851.[8] There was then a significant drop in the population in 1891 to 196 and the population never again went above 202.[8]
The total population is now 187 as of 2011.[9]
Parish Church
The Friend of the Holy Innocents Church is believed to have been built around 1140.[10] It has been given Grade 1 listing by English Heritage meaning it is of the highest architectural quality. Its dedication to "Holy Innocents" is rare as it is one of only 5 churches in England to have this.[11] It is stood in the middle of the parish with its walls built of flint-rubble that is rendered in concert, while its roof is tiled.[12] A large "round tower" was also built to the west of the church and in the 19th century was capped by an Essex Spire which went under repair in both 1948 and 1974.[10] Built 100 yards north of the church is Lamarsh Hall with a moat that surrounds it.[12]
Notable residents
- Sefton Delmer, the journalist and propagandist for the British government lived here. During the Second World War he led a black propaganda campaign against Hitler by radio from Britain.[13]
- Robert Bamford, one of the two founders of Aston Martin, was born in 1883 in Lamarsh.
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Lamarsh) |
- ↑ http://www.lamarshchurch.org.uk/lamarsh_village_hall.htm
- ↑ http://www.lamarshchurch.org.uk/
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Essex/Lamarsh. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1970). Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/1710250. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Parish of Lamarsh". http://www.lamarshchurch.org.uk/parish.html. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Lamarsh (Parish): Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11125371&c=lamarsh&d=16&e=62&g=6423030&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1427377280396&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2481. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Lamarsh Lion: A child friendly pub serving food in Bures". http://www.inapub.co.uk/venues/lamarsh-lion/bures/co85ep/2619. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Lamarsh (Civil Parish): Population statistics: Total Population". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10243440/cube/TOT_POP. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ "Lamarsh (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125371&c=lamarsh&d=16&e=62&g=6423030&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1427146793183&enc=1. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "History". http://www.lamarshchurch.org.uk/Lamarsh.html#_Toc31807817. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "The Church". http://www.lamarshchurch.org.uk/church.html. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1922. pp. 147–148. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/essex/vol3/pp147-148. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ Simkin, John. "Sefton Delmer". http://spartacus-educational.com/Jdelmer.htm. Retrieved 17 March 2015.