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Jan 1, 1200
St Peter and Paul Parish church built
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Elizabeth Fry's daughter holidays here!
Katherine Fry relaxed and painted by the river in this town -
Becontree housing estate building began
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Artefect discovered
This "Idol" was dug up in the marshland of this town, and is estimated to date from 2500 BC -
Ford car factory relocates here
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Resident George Carey becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
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X factor star becomes Queen of the Jungle
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Guess the Essex Town Quiz
This quiz will give you some clues, including pictures to guess the name of this Essex town. Wheer exact day and month is not known, I will use January 1st -
Town first appeared in Barking Abbey Charter
In the charter, this town was named as a "ham" belonging to a man named Daecca
