to Good Easter, and a detached part of Good Easter parish known as the 'Pinchers' was added to Margaret Roothing parish. The parish hamlets of Chalk End at 1 mi, and Farmbridge at .5 mi were south, and Tye Green at .5 mile northeast from the village were recorded in trade directories. Chalk End is today in the parish of Roxwell.

A public elementary school for boys and girls was erected in 1844. A school board of five members