Littley Green

Littley Green

The Compasses Inn
Littley Green
Littley Green shown within Essex
OS grid reference TL698170
Civil parish
  • Great Waltham
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHELMSFORD
Postcode district CM3
Dialling code 01245
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England

Littley Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Great Waltham, and the Chelmsford borough of Essex, England. The hamlet is at the extreme north of Great Waltham, with the nearest settlement the hamlet of Hartford End, less than 1 mile west in the civil parish of Felsted.

At the northwest edge of the hamlet and within the parish is the 319 acres (1.3 km2) residential farm of Littley Park. The house is timber framed and plastered, dates to the 16th century, and is Grade II listed.[1] Littley Park was in the possession of Richard Rich (1496/7 – 1567), Lord Chancellor and founder of Felsted School, who gained the property after the suppression of the monasteries. It was put up for sale in 2017 at a guide price of above £5m.[2]

Littley Park

Further listed buildings at Littley Green included the timber framed and plastered houses, dating from the 15th to 17th century, of Bywater House, Butlers, Butlers Hall, Hope cottage, Mabb's Farmhouse, and Oak House which was formerly the Royal Oak Inn.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

From 1882 to at least 1914, Littley Green was in the ecclesiastical parish of Ford End, also known as Forth End, which was formed out of Great Waltham, and centred on the village of Ford End 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west. In 1882 Littley Green had a beer retailer & pig dealer, and one farmer at Littley Park; in 1894 two, with the extra farmer at Butler's Lodge. A licensed victualler at the Compasses public house was listed in the late 19th century to at least the First World War; in 1894 he was also a shopkeeper. In 1902 a blacksmith & beer retailer was listed, but just a blacksmith in 1914.[9]

Littley Green has a public house called The Compasses Inn.

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Littley Park, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex (1122078)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Churchill, Penny (30 April 2017); "The house of Tudor England’s most infamous villain comes to the market", Country Life. Retrieved 20 February 2018
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Bywater House (1122086)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Butlers (1305401)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Butlers Hall (1122085)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Hope Cottage (1122087)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Mabb's Farmhouse (1122084)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Oak House (1171812)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Kelly's Directory of Essex, 1882 p.127; 1894 p.162; 1902 p.183; 1914 p.226
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