Built in the 16th century and featured in the late 20th century British TV series "Lovejoy".
For a short time known as the Moreton Massey.Now named the Dog and Pickle in 2023.
Nags Head, Moreton - in 1930
6th March 2000
Taken by Ken Rose
Residents at this address.
1845/William Sewell/../../../Post Office
1848/Mary Ann Sewell/Victualler/../../Whites
1851/Mrs. Mary Ann Sewell/../../../Post Office
1851/Mary Ann Sewell/widow, licensed victualler/42/Fastford sic,
Essex/Census **
1851/Ellen Sewell/daughter/18/Great Lees, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Ann Sewell/daughter/07/Moreton, Essex/Census **
1851/William Sewell/son/05/Moreton, Essex/Census **
(‘Fastford’ is quite clearly written but probably Fairstead)
1855/Mrs. M. A. Sewell/../../../Kellys*
1861/Mary A Sewell/Victualler, Widow/54/Fairstead, Essex/Census
1861/Mary A F Sewell/Daughter, Barmaid/17/Moreton, Essex/Census
1861/William Sewell/Son, Stable Boy/14/Moreton, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Jones/Boarder, Marine Manufacturer/20/Writtle, Essex/Census
1861/William Claydon/Boarder, Bricklayer/22/Moreton, Essex/Census
1862/Mrs. Mary Ann Sewell/../../../Kellys
1867/Mrs. Mary Ann Sewell/../../../Post Office
1870/Mrs. Mary Ann Sewell/../../../Kellys
1871/Mrs. Mary Ann Sewell/../../../Post Office
1874/James Godwin/../../../Kellys
1878/Thomas Rider/../../../Kellys
1881/Thomas Rider/Publican/34/Stapleford, Cambridge/Census
1881/Jane Rider/Wife/33/Witham, Essex/Census
1882/Thomas Rider/../../../Kellys
1886/Thomas Rider/../../../Kellys
1894/Edward Gould/../../../Kellys
1895/Edward Gould/../../../Kellys
1898/Walter Amey/../../../Kellys
1899/Walter Amey/../../../Kellys
1902/Henry Bell/../../../Kellys
1908/Frank Heckford/../../../Kellys
1912/Frank Heckford/../../../Kellys
1917/Frank Heckford/../../../Kellys
1925/William Charles Clark/../../../Kellys
1928/Clark/../../../Freehold
1929 - 1939/Davis/../../../Freehold
1933/Sidney G. Davis/../../../Kellys
1940/Winsor/../../../Freehold
1941 - 1955/Jay/../../../Freehold
1956 - 1957/E A Childs/../../../Freehold
1958 - 1960/H G Williams/../../../Freehold
October 1960 - 1962/K S V Bass/../../../Freehold
June 1963/T H Surridge/../../../Freehold
2018, The Nags Head, Church Road, Moreton, Ongar, EssexCM5 0HZ
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead