STAMBORNE, a parish in the hundred of HINCKFORD,
county of ESSEX, 5 miles (N. W. by W.) from
Castle-Hedingham, containing 432 inhabitants. The
living is a rectory, in the jurisdiction of the Commissary
of Essex and Herts, concurrently with the Consistorial
Court of the Bishop of London, rated in the
king's books at £15, and in the patronage of the King,
as Duke of Lancaster. The church is dedicated to St.
Peter. There is a place of worship for Independents.
A school is supported by annual subscription.
Seal and Arms.