Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Bocking within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Bocking, par. and vil., NE. Essex, on river Blackwater, 1 m. NE. of Braintree, 4639 ac., pop. 3458; P.O.; there is also a P.O. at Bocking Church Street, 2 m. from Braintree; formerly famous for its baize mfr. The weaving of silks, satins, and velvets is now carried on.
A village in Hinckford hundred, in the county of Essex.