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Philip Morant - 6 October 1700 – 25 November 1770

Philip Morant is often quoted as a source for the history of Essex. I have quoted him on many of my pages, or at least those that I quote have used him as a reference.

Morant was from Colchester and as such was local to the area of Belchamp Walter, his history has to have some direct relevance to the area.

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Wikipedia says:

Philip Morant FSA (6 October 1700 – 25 November 1770) was an English clergyman, author and historian.

He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School) and Pembroke College, Oxford, eventually taking his master's degree at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1729.

Ordained in 1722, he began his association with the county of Essex with a curacy at Great Waltham near Chelmsford in 1722.[4] He was the Chaplain of the English Episcopal Church in Amsterdam from 1732 to 1734. In 1737 he became both the Rector of St Mary-at-the-Walls, Colchester as well as Rector of Aldham in Essex.[5] During his time in Colchester, Morant wrote The History and Antiquities of Colchester, published in 1748; and his county history, The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex, published in two volumes between 1763 and 1768. He also conducted a number of excavations of Roman sites in and around the town. He married Anne Stebbing in 1739 and they had a daughter, Anna Maria. In 1755, Philip Morant was elected to the Fellowship of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

The history and antiquities of the County of Essex - Philip Morant 1700-1770

The Wellcome Collection (Euston Road, London) has a copy of Volume 1. The entries for Hinkford are in Volume 2.

The link and the copy I have is to Volume 1. The fact that I can't reference to Belchamp Walter is not surprising. The index of Volume 1 has a reference to Hinkford, Castle Hedingham etc. and Easton Lodge. It would suggest that Volume 2 could have the text relating to Belchamp Walter. The Easton Lodge may or maynot be the same as the Eyston Lodge located in Belchamp Walter.

Page 229 of Volume 2 would correspond to a possible entry for Belchamp Walter and Walter de Tey but I can find no other supporting references.

Dr. William Stukeley

Along with Morant, Stukeley

Philip Morant - 6 October 1700 – 25 November 1770

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