Manningtree
Manningtree is a community as well as civil parish in the Tendring area of Essex, England, which pushes the River Stour. It joins built-up areas of Lawford to the west as well as Mistley to the east as well as the 3 churches together are in some cases referred to as "Manningtree". Manningtree is a claimant for the title of tiniest community in England. Manningtree has generally declared to be the smallest community in England, and in 2007 mayor Lee Lay-Flurrie said that this had been confirmed to her by the Census Customer Services, with 700 people in 20 hectares (using the high tide mark). However both this number as well as the 2011 census population for the civil church of 900 is much higher than the 351 population of Fordwich in Kent. In April 2009 it was suggested that Manningtree needs to combine with Mistley as well as Lawford to create a single parish, shedding its separate identity as a town. As of 2018 such a merger has not occurred and the community council presently asserts to be the tiniest by location. Manningtree becomes part of the selecting ward called Manningtree, Mistley, Litte Bentley and also Tendring. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,603.
