Genealogy Notes
for the Village of Great Saling, Essex
A miscellany of pictures and
data arising out of research into the KIRBY's family trees (but not all
linked to them). This
is a work in progress so
please treat the data with appropriate caution.
For related information see
www.the-kirbys.org.uk,
Ancestor List,
Place Index and
Wills Index
Location and general
description
A tiny village in the arable lands between Great Dunmow, Essex, and
Braintree, Essex. It lays just 2 Km SE of Bardfield
Saling, Essex. Between the two villages are Crow Green and
Woolpits Farm, both of which have HICKS associations.
18th C Quaker records often refer to simply Saling, Saleing or even
Saeling.
Buildings
Great Saling Hall
Great Saling has a fine hall, with adjacent church, that would have been
standing when the HICKS family were resident in nearby Bardfield
Saling, Essex.
At times the hall's gardens are open to the public.
People
The HICKS family
The entry for Great Saling in the 1848 White's Directory of
Essex lists one Charles HICKS of Woolpits under 'Farmers'. Charles was one of the descendants of William HICKS of Felsted, Essex, a village just to the south of Great Saling.
Related links
A selection of links to other sites with information about
this place
Bibliography
Any transcripts and images on this page are Copyright R I Kirby 2008
unless stated otherwise.
