Ulting Explained

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.

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

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 23 September 2015.
  2. Draycott, Arthur Phillip. Sugar Beet . Blackwell Publishing, 2006, p. 16.
  3. Cooper J (2003). The Cult of Our Lady of Ulting The Essex Journal
  4. News: Humphrey Spender (obituary) . The Independent . 14 March 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090719035739/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/humphrey-spender-528311.html . 19 July 2009 . dead . 1 September 2015.

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