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Chestnuts corner – north-west of the main crossroads
The north-west corner of Upminster’s main crossroads, which was known to many older residents as Burtons Corner and to earlier generations as Chestnuts or Aggiss’s Corner, was developed over a long period.
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Tagged Broadway Stores, Col Brydges Branfill, Dowsing & Davis, Father Michael John Healy, Field Cottage, Frank Norledge, Hoof Hall, local-history, Locksley Villa, Mavisbank Upminster, Millfield, Montague Burton tailors, Rose Cottage, Samuel Hammond, St Joseph's RC Church, Thameside Printing Ltd, The Avenue Cottages, The Chestnuts, Thomas Lewis Wilson, Upminster
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The sorry legacy of Hoppy Hall
A Royal Mail sorting office, a BP Petrol Station and a car park bearing the name of Hoppy Hall are a sorry legacy for the site of one of Upminster’s oldest houses, whose grounds were graced by one of the … Continue reading
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