Layer Breton, Essex
Location
Layer Breton is an ancient parish located in the east central part of the county of
Essex.
Layer Breton is approximately nineteen miles north north-east of the county town of
Chelmsford.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St. Mary, which can be found here on Google Maps
Google Street View.
Parish Registers
Essex Archives shows a holding of two Registers of Baptism (1749 - 1997), three Marriage Registers (1755 - 1900) and two Burial Registers (1765 - 1945). For additional detail see
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/ParishRegisters.aspx?selAlphabet=L&selParish=8848&selChurch=9145 (accessed 11 Jun 2023)
Adjacent (pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of Layer Breton is
Birch and
Layer de la Haye. To the south is
Great Wigborough. To the west is
Layer Mamey. To the north is
Copford and
Birch.
Gleanings from
