Orsett, Essex
Location
Orsett is an ancient parish located in the very south of the county of
Essex.
Orsett is approximately twenty miles south of the county town of
Chelmsford. The port of
Tilbury is approximately five miles south south west. The town of
Brentwood is about eleven miles to the north north west and
Basildon is seven miles to the north east.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Giles and All Saints, which can be found here on
Google Street View
Parish Registers
Essex Archives shows a holding of seven Registers of Baptism (1669 - 1963), twenty-five Marriage Registers (1670 - 2020) and six Burial Registers (1669 - 1970). For additional detail see
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/ParishRegisters.aspx?selAlphabet=O&selParish=10267&selChurch=10298 (accessed 28 Sep 2023)
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of Orsett lies
Horndon on the Hill and
Mucking. To the south is
Chadwell St Mary,
Little Thurrock, and
Grays Thurrock. To the west are
Stifford and
South Oakendon. To the north is
Bulphan.
Gleanings from
