Ulting
Ulting is a small village located in the remote countryside of the county of Essex, England. It shares its borders with Langford and Nounsley, and is part of Maldon.
Ulting | |
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All Saints' Church | |
Population | 167 (2011)[1] |
District |
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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 | |
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
- "Humphrey Spender (obituary)". The Independent. 14 March 2005. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.