Ingrave is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
Brentwood in
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
, England. It is situated on and around the
A128 road
The A128 is an A-road in Essex, England.
The road is approximately long and it runs from Orsett, at its southern origin, to Chipping Ongar at its north end.
At its southern end, the A128 originates as an exit from the Stanford-le-Hope by ...
, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the town of
Brentwood. Together with the adjoining village of
Herongate
Herongate is a village in south Essex, England. The village is situated on the A128 road between Brentwood and West Horndon. The population of the village is listed in the civil parish of Herongate and Ingrave.
History
Herongate goes back ...
, it now forms the
Herongate and Ingrave
Herongate and Ingrave is a civil parish in the Brentwood borough in Essex, England.
The parish includes the villages of Ingrave and Herongate. The parish was formed on 1 April 2003 from part of the unparished area
In England, an unparished ...
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
. In 1931 the parish had a population of 692. On 1 January 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Brentwood.
Name and history
Ingrave's name is derived from that of the original manor in this area, "Ging-Ralph" or "Ralph’s-ing". The manor was originally owned by the Mordaunt family but was acquired by the
Petre Petre is a surname and given name derived from Peter. Notable persons with that name include:
People with the given name Petre
* Charles Petre Eyre (1817–1902), English Roman Catholic prelate
* Ion Petre Stoican (circa 1930–1990), Romanian vio ...
family in 1573. The Petres built
Thorndon Hall
Thorndon Hall is a Georgian Palladian country house within Thorndon Park, Ingrave, Essex, England, approximately two miles south of Brentwood and from central London.
Formerly the country seat of the Petre family who now reside at nearby In ...
(now luxury apartments) on the site in 1770.
[ Brentwood Council website]
References
External links
Villages in Essex
Former civil parishes in Essex
Borough of Brentwood
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