Country: | England |
Official Name: | Ulting |
Coordinates: | 51.7503°N 0.6097°W |
Population: | 167 |
Population Ref: | (2011)[1] |
Shire County: | Essex |
Region: | East of England |
Shire District: | Maldon |
Constituency Westminster: | Witham |
Post Town: | Chelmsford |
Postcode District: | CM9 |
Postcode Area: | CM |
Static Image: | Ulting church 280309.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | All Saints' Church |
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 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.
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.
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]