OCKENDON (SOUTH) is a large village, partly round the margin of a green, 8 miles S.E. by E. of Romford, and 8 miles N.N.W. of Grays Station. Its parish has generally a flat surface, and contains 1267 souls, and 2872 acres of land, formerly held by the Mundeville, de la Rokele, Bruyn, and other families. The manor of Bruyns, with the estate of South Ockendon Hall, (666A.), belongs to Richd. Benyon, Esq. The other manor in this parish, called Groves, belongs to E. Gurney, Esq.; but a great part of the soil belongs to Sir T. B. Lennard, and a few smaller owners. The Church (St. Nicholas) is an ancient structure, with a round embattled tower, formerly crowned by a wooden spire, which was burnt by lightning in 1638. The chief door has a fine Norman arch of elaborate workmanship. In the chancel are several memorials of the knightly families of Bruyn and Saltonstall. The rectory, valued in KB. at £33. 6s. 8d., and in 1831 at £754, is in the patronage of the Rev. P. Laurence, and incumbency of the Rev. Hy. Eve, M.A., who has 13A. of glebe, and an old moated Rectory House. The tithes were commuted in 1832, for £834 per annum. Here is an Independent Chapel, built in 1813, at the cost of £900. In 1828, the late John Cliff, Esq., who built the minister's house, left £40 a year for the minister, and £5 a year for the poor. Here is a small Wesleyan. Chapel, and a British School. Ockendon Mutual Benefit Society, established 12 years ago, has about 400 members, and a stock of about £650.

POST OFFICE at Henry Smith's, Letters via Romford. Collis Thomas, ironmonger & tinner Davey Isaac, joiner and builder Eve Rev. Henry, MA. Rectory Jordison Rt. Binks, surgeon & regr. Morison Rev. Joseph, (Independent) Nokes Chas. corn miller; h West Thurrock Priestley Ts. schoolmaster Prince John, saddler, etc Rainbird Wm, baker & shopkeeper Springham Wm. Fdk. blacksmith Wheeler Thomas, smith & farrier Woodthorpe Harriet, schoolmistress INNS AND TAVERNS Plough, George William Clarke King's Head, Joseph Wright Red Lion, Saml. Sweeting, carpenter BEERHOUSES. Hayden Thomas Olley Gamaliel BOOT & SHOEMAKERS Burchell James Matthews George Mead George Mead Thomas Mead William West James

BUTCHERS Poston James Troll Thomas FARMERS Bishop Daniel Cliff William Good James Morning Abm Smith Hy jun, Glasscocks Sturgeon Chas, Hall Sturgeon Henry Turp Abraham Wagstaff Rt.& Ts. Wallis Stephen Walters Thomas Wordley Thos. GROCERS Partridge Ann Pugh Thomas Smith Henry WHEELWRIGHTS, Elsdon William Sprongham Athr CARRIERS. Thos. Collis, to Romford, wed William Holand, daily to Grays Station