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RAMSDEN CRAYS
The village of Ramsden Crays is between Little Burstead and Wickford, and includes Crays Hill. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ‘Ramesdana’.
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It appears that ‘Ramsden’ means ‘garlic valley’, or ‘rams valley’ as suggested on Wikipedia. In 1257 Simon de Creye took over the area.
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The Church of St. Mary in Ramsden Crays is now a privately own residence. It became Grade II listed in 1955, the majority of the church was rebuilt in the 1870s.
The tower and spire appear to date from the 1600's.
Parsonage Farm once stood on Church Lane, behind the church.
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Churches in Ramsden Cray's and Crays Hill. (pdf)
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Farms in Crays Hill and Ramsden Crays. (pdf)
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Football in Crays Hill and Ramsden Crays. (pdf)
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