Stratford: A Pictorial History

by Stephen Pewsey

Stratford developed at the lowest crossing point of the River Lea and was a strategic gateway to London. Part of the Essex parish of West Ham, its name, which derives from the Roman road to Colchester, was first mentioned shortly after the Norman Conquest. Domesday Book recorded nine water-mills and, more recently, the largest tithe-mill in Britain was built here in 1776, which happily survives to this day. The Abbey of Stratford Langthorne was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803993618
• ISBN13: 9781803993614
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Phillimore & Company
• Length: 128 Pages