RAINHAM, or RAYNHAM, 5 miles south of Romford, and 12 miles E. of London,
has a station on the London, Tilbury, and Southend Bailway, and is a long
village, on the east side of the Ingerbourn rivulet, which falls into the
Thames about 1 1/2 mile below, and receives vessels at its mouth, where it
has a good quay and a ferry. The parish contains 924 souls, and 3160 acres
of land, including some of the rich marshes on the banks of the Thames near
South Hall, and extending northward to Berwick, Rainhain Lodge, Gerpins, and
other farms, from 2 to 3 miles N.E. of the church. Over the Ingerbourn and
another rivulet are bridges on the high road from London to Purfleet and
Tilbury. Hall Dare, Esq., is lord of South Hall Manor, and H. G. Grosse,
Esq., is lord of the manor of Berwick, and resides at Berwick House, a neat
stuccoed mansion, near a rivulet, which flows through a marshland pool. The
Church (St. Helen and St. Giles) is a small but massive stone building of
Norman architecture, with a tower and three bells. It had a chantry, founded
by Sir John Staunton, "for the good estate of the mother of Edward III, and
the founder." The vicarage, valued in KB. at £10, and in 1831 at £413, is in
the gift of H. G. Crosse, Esq. (the impropriator of the rectory), and
incumbency of the Rev. G. H. Roche, B.C.L., who has a neat residence and 4A.
of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1838 -the vicarial for £430 per annum.
The Parish School, supported chiefly by subscription, was established in
1786. For distribution in bread the poor have three yearly rent-charges,
viz.:- 26s., left by John Adge, in 1608, out of land at Crayford, in Kent;
£5.12s., left by Thomas Frith, in 1612, out of land at South Weald, called
Dilly Fountains; and £2. 12s., left by John Lowen, in 1677, out of Gerpin's
Farm.
POST OFFICE at Robert Ennever's. Letters via Romford.
Brooks Ainger, wheelwright
Brown Edward, baker
Clapham Wm. vict, Three Crowns
Crosse Hy Godsalve Esq.Berwick House
Daldy Edward Mee, coal merchant and maltster; h Romford
Davies Rev. Stephen, D.C.L. curate
Farrow John, shoemaker
Foard Edward, Victualler, Angel
Gentry William, baker & parish clerk
Hill John, grocer and draper
Holder Wm. draper (and Barking)
Howell Thomas, vict. Phoenix Inn
Howell Wm. Jas. carpenter & bldr
Irish Joseph William, gent. Hall
Jennings John, stationmaster
Johnson George, policeman
King William, blacksmith, etc
Mayhew Samuel, butcher
Parker Charles, hairdresser, etc
Parsons John Wallace, tailor
Peek Thomas, victualler, Bell
Roche Rev.Hy.Geo.B.C.L, Vicarage
Wolton Thomas, cattle salesman
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FARMERS
Blewitt William
Bowes J.W. Lodge
Circuit Thomas
Lambert Thomas W, South Hall
Mitchell William
Surridge Thos
SHOPKEEPERS
Ennever Robert
Hales Ann M
Heathcote Eliz
Hill John
Trains to London, Southend, etc
Omnibus to Romford, Wed
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