Ulting
Ulting is a small village and civil parish in the Maldon district, in the county of Essex, England. It shares its borders with Langford and Nounsley. It the location of Ulting Wick garden.
| Ulting | |
|---|---|
All Saints' Church | |
Ulting Location within Essex | |
| Population | 167 (2011)[1] |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode district | CM9 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′01″N 0°36′35″E / 51.75028°N 0.60972°E | |
History
Ulting was the location of the first sugar beet factory in England,[2] although its useful life was cut short by cheap imports of cane sugar.
Ernest Doe & Sons produced farm machinery in the 1950s and 1960s, including the odd Doe Triple-D tractor.
Church
All Saints, the village church, has been standing since 1150, with a major restoration taking place in the 1870s. The church was once a place of pilgrimage ranking with Walsingham and other famous shrines.[3] The River Chelmer runs next to the church and through Ulting.
Notable residents
The photographer and designer Humphrey Spender, a brother of the poet Stephen Spender, lived in Ulting for many years before his death in 2005.[4]
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ Draycott, Arthur Phillip. Sugar Beet . Blackwell Publishing, 2006, p. 16.
- ^ Cooper J (2003). The Cult of Our Lady of Ulting The Essex Journal
- ^ . The Independent. 14 March 2005. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
External links
- Ulting walk and history
Media related to Ulting at Wikimedia Commons