Place:Halstead Rural (parish), Essex, England

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NameHalstead Rural (parish)
Alt namesGreenstead Greensource: hamlet in parish
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates51.9201°N 0.6481°E
Located inEssex, England     (1894 - 1974)
See alsoHalstead Rural, Essex, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
Braintree District, Essex, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974

Halstead Rural Parish was formed in 1894 out of the rural section of the parish of Halstead to the south of the town. In 1934 a portion (527 acres) was transferred back to Halstead Parish. The remainder would appear to have operated as a parish in its own right until 1974. Wikipedia has no infomation and A Vision of Britain through Time has very little. Greenstead Green would appear to be the only settlement in Halstead Rural Parish.

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Greenstead Green

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Greenstead Green from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"GREENSTEAD GREEN, a chapelry in Halstead parish, Essex; 2 miles S of Halstead town and [railway] station. It was constituted in 1845; and it has a post office under Halstead. Population: 659. Houses: 101. There is a paper mill. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value: £400. Patron: the Bishop of Rochester. The church was built in 1845; and is a handsome structure, with tower and spire. There are a national school, a servants' training institution, and a lecture hall."


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