East Ham, Essex
Location
East Ham is an Ancient Parish located in the south western corner of
Essex.
East Ham is approximately five miles east north east of The Tower of London. The
City of Chelmsford, the county town of
Essex is approximately twenty seven miles to the north east, along the line of the London to
Colchester Roman Road. The ancient parish and market town of
Barking is seven miles to the east and the market town of
Romford about nine miles to the east north east.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Mary Magdalene, East Ham which can be seen here
in Streetview on Google Maps.
Parish Registers
Essex Archives shows a holding of twenty-three Registers of Baptism (1701 - 1960), twenty-three Marriage Registers (1696 - 1982) and seventeen Burial Registers (1700 - 1960). For additional detail see
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/ParishRegisters.aspx?selAlphabet=E&selParish=5369&selChurch=5373 (accessed 25 May 2022).
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of East Ham is
Barking and a detached portion of
Woolwich (St Mary), Kent, The River Thames formed its southern boundary, with the exception of another small detached portion of
Woolwich (St Mary), Kent located on the north bank of the River Thames. On the south bank of the River Thames is the Ancient Parish of
Woolwich (St Mary), Kent. To the west is the Ancient Parish of
West Ham the southern portion of which became
Plaistow (St Mary) in 1844. To the north is
Wanstead and to the north east
Little Ilford.
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