Events Index
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This table is indexed by date rather than alphabetical
Events specific to a village | ||
Burnham Carnival Origins | ||
Burnham Horse Races | 1867-1870 | |
North Fambridge - Captain Cammocks elopement | ||
Steeple - The Devil visits Stansgate Priory | ||
Bradwell on Sea - Murder in the Church | 1325 | |
Burnham on Crouch Trial of Agnes & Joan Thurrock for Witchcraft | 1584 | |
Tillingham Prizefight | 1788 | |
Southminster Mary Simpson's trial for gleaning | 1795 | |
Woodham Mortimer Duel | 1809 | |
Purleigh Murder of Police Sgt Eve | 1893 | |
Burnham on Crouch the Oxbird Disaster | 1893 | |
Burnham on Crouch Great Fire | 1927 | |
Tillingham Murder of Stanley Setty | 1949 | |
Events for the whole Dengie Hundred | ||
Local Legends | ||
Markets and Fairs | From 1218 | |
Peasants Revolt | 1381 | |
Jacobite Revolution | 1715 | |
Visit by Daniel Defoe | 1722 | |
Incendiarism | 1800 - 1899 | |
Slavery Debate | 1814 | |
Fatal cloudburst | 1859 | |
Duke of Edinburgh Hero or Villain? | 1882 | |
Earthquake | 1884 | |
Bad Weather | 1897 | |
Floods | 1953 | |
Witches and Warlocks | ||