WAKERING (GREAT), a parish in the hundred of
ROCHFORD, county of ESSEX, 4 miles (E. N. E.) from
Southend, containing 776 inhabitants. The living is
a vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Essex, and diocese
of London, rated in the king's books at £ 20. 13. 4.,
and in the patronage of the Bishop of London. The
church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. There is a place
of worship for1 Independents. The parish lies at the
mouth of the Thames, and has a small haven.