ROCHFORD PARISH

Introduction

Rochford is a historic Market Town with its Town Centre containing many listed buildings, and the Market Square which in days gone by used to host the local livestock market. Today, the Tuesday market continues, although not with livestock. There are many local landmarks, including The Lawn, Rochford Hall, St Andrews Church, and the “Old House” in South Street. Southend Airport was known as RAF Rochford during the second world war, and much of the land of the airport falls within the Parish of Rochford. Rochford was also the Chief Town of the Rochford Hundred, a sub-division of Essex. As part of an historic coaching route, Rochford has many local byways, the most well known being Ironwell Lane. This is where it is assumed that Rochford means ford over the River Roach so they renamed the river to fit the theory. Kings Hill, in Rochford, was notable for containing the Lawless Court up until the 19th century.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	1,228 hectares
Population	9,037 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	736 people/km²
Mean age	40.5
Ward	Roche North and Rural
District	Rochford
Postcodes	SS4, SS5, SS9
ONS ID	E04004083