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

All Saints' Church
Population167 (2011)[1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChelmsford
Postcode districtCM9
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast 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
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 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. "Humphrey Spender (obituary)". The Independent. 14 March 2005. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

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