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CRAYFORD, ERITH and neighbourhoods Crayford is a village and parish in the lathe of Sutton at Hone and hundred of Lessness – 13 miles E by S from London and 2 W from Dartford; situated on the Cray, from which it received its name. Upon this river are some considerable silk and calico printing establishments and several saw mills of a most costly and ingenious construction – the latter were employed in cutting timber for the flooring of Buckingham Palace; these works are now however used for grinding corn. The church dedicated to St Panlinus stands on an eminence at the upper end of the village; it is a spacious modern structure adorned with an elegant altar piece; the benefice is a rectory, in the patronage of Thomas AUSTEN esq. and incumbency of Rev Arthur ONSLOW. At this place in the year 457, Hengist obtained a decisive victory over the Britons under Vortimer. In the parish are many ancient caves some of which are from ten to twenty fathoms deep, widening in circumference; there is a tradition that they were formed by the Saxons, as places of security for their wives and children during the wars with the Britons; many, however, consider it more probable that they were merely excavations for procuring chalk for agricultural and other useful purposes. May Place here was formerly the residence of Sir Cloudesley SHOVEL; it is now the property of Mrs Ann BARNE and let to J F BURNETT Esq. An Archbishop of Canterbury who possessed Crayford procured a weekly market for it, to be holden on Tuesday and a fair on our Lady nativity; the market has been long abandoned, but a fair of little or no importance is annually held on the 24th August. Population of the parish in 1831, 2,022. Two miles north from Crayford in the same lathe and hundred is Erith village and parish situated on the banks of the Thames; it lies open to the upper part of the Long Reach, where the East Indiamen in proceeding up the river, discharge part of their cargo and also receive ballast in going out – a circumstance of material advantage to the place. It is composed chiefly of two streets, one leading down to the water side, the other branching off to the left towards the church – this edifice dedicated to St John the Baptist is very ancient and almost overgrown with ivy; it consists of a nave, chancel, a south chapel and a south isle with a low tower and spire at the west end. There are several ancient monuments in this church. Erith was some ages since incorporated and possessed the privilege of holding fairs and markets, but this right has not been acted upon in the memory of the present inhabitants. The parish contained in 1831, 1533 inhabitants. POST - Crayford, Receiving House at Sarah BUCKs. Letters from London arrive every morning at eight, afternoon at half past twelve and evening at seven, and are despatched every morning at a quarter before eight and afternoon at a quarter before three. POST – Erith, Receiving House at Charles BECKLEYs. Letters arrive every afternoon at two, and are despatched at the same time. NOBILITY, GENTRY & CLERGY BARNE Mrs Sarah, Manor house BURNETT John Fassett esq, May Place, Crayford BUTLER Mr Edmund, Beaton well, Erith CARTER Mr Thomas, Erith COLYER Mr John, Crayford CREICHTON Rev William, Crayford FLETCHER Mr Edward, Abbey, Erith GRANTHAM Mr John (surgeon), Crayford ONSLOW Rev Arthur, Erith PAGE Mr James, Erith PAGE Mr James, jun, Erith SAY & SELE the Hon. Lord, Belvedere, Erith TALETON Rev John, Chesfield ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS BARTON John, Hall place, Crayford COOPER James, Erith National School, Crayford, Augustus FARRIER, master; Eleanor FARRIER, mistress BAKERS BROADBRIDGE Thomas, Crayford KNAPP Henry, Erith ROBINSON James Fennell, Crayford THOMPSON John, Crayford THORNTON John, Crayford WOODHAM John, Erith BARGE OWNERS BEADLE Mrs Henry, Erith CHITTERDEN Thomas, Erith MANN John, Erith BLACKSMITHS COOK Robert, Erith DWELLEY George, Crayford FRANCIS John, Crayford WEST John, Crayford & at Bexley Heath BOOT & SHOE MAKERS HARVEY William, Erith HINES John, Crayford JAYE James, Erith REDSELL John, Crayford BRICKMAKERS WHITE J B & Son, Erith WILSON Philip, Crayford BUTCHERS BEALE George (& corn dealer), Crayford BUCK Thomas, Crayford KEMPSTONE John, Erith SANDY John (pork), Crayford SAUNDERS Daniel, Erith SMITH Anthony, Erith SMITH Elizabeth, Erith CALICO PRINTERS APPLEGARTH Augustus, (& silk and woollen), Crayford SWAISLAND Charles, Crayford CARPENTERS HUMPHREY James (& builder & undertaker), Crayford PAYNE John L, Erith WHIFFEN William, Crayford COAL MERCHANTS DAVIDS Henry Charles, Saw mills; house, Bexley lane HUGHES Robert, Erith GREENGROCERS BROAD Thomas, Erith BROWN Susannah, Erith WARNER Robert, Erith GROCERS & DEALERS IN SUNDRIES BAYLEY Joseph, Erith BUCK Sarah, Crayford BUCK Thomas, Crayford HARMAN John George, Erith HEATH George, Erith JESSOP James, Crayford MONK Jonathan, Erith MONK Robert, Crayford RICHARDS Lucy, Crayford SMITH Anthony, Crayford INNS & PUBLIC HOUSES Bear, James SAXTON, Crayford Bell, Charles BECKLEY, Erith Bell, James HUMPHREY, Crayford Black Bull, John NASH, Crayford Bulls Head, Samuel DIXON, Crayford Cross Keys, John STONE, Erith Crown, Elizabeth MILTON, Erith Dukes Head, George TANNER, Crayford Plough Thomas Barthlmw JAMES, Crayford Roebuck, John BURTON, Crayford Running Horses, Ths. NEWMAN, Erith Swan, Jane GREGORY, Crayford White Hart, John WYATT, Erith MARKET GARDENERS AUDSLEY George, Crayford BAYLEY Mary, Erith DAVIES Henry, Crayford FLETCHER John, Erith STONEHAM Edward, Crayford WEATHERHOG Robert, Crayford MILLERS ASHBY John, Erith COOPER John, saw mills & at West Ham Essex. TAILORS GREATHEAD John, Erith KEMP Joseph, Crayford WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANT SAXTON James, Crayford MISCELLANEOUS Ballast Office, Erith, James BEALE, ballast master BROOKE Benjamin, corn merchant, Erith CURTIS John, bleach works, Barns Cray JARVIS John, appraiser, Erith NORMAN Luke, brazier, Crayford SEDGWICK William, druggist, Crayford SEVENOAKES William, painter, plumber & glazier, Crayford SEWELL Joseph, cooper, Crayford STARLING William, hairdresser, Crayford STRICKETT Mark, saddler, Crayford TAYLOR John Hy, pattern designer, Barns Cray TIPTON Sarah, dressmaker, Crayford COACHES, VANS & CARRIERS To and from London, Rochester, Canterbury, Dover and other towns on the coast pass through Crayford daily. To London, William BALDWIN, from Crayford, every Wednesday and Friday.
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