Manningtree
Manningtree is a town as well as civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, which lies on the River Stour. It joins built-up areas of Lawford to the west and Mistley to the eastern and also the three churches together are in some cases referred to as "Manningtree". Manningtree is a claimant for the title of smallest town in England. Manningtree has actually commonly declared to be the tiniest town in England, and also in 2007 mayor Lee Lay-Flurrie claimed that this had actually been confirmed to her by the Census Customer Services, with 700 individuals in 20 hectares (making use of the high tide mark). However both this figure as well as the 2011 census population for the civil parish of 900 is much higher than the 351 population of Fordwich in Kent. In April 2009 it was proposed that Manningtree ought to combine with Mistley and also Lawford to develop a solitary parish, shedding its different identity as a community. Since 2018 such a merging has actually not taken place and the town council presently claims to be the smallest by location. Manningtree becomes part of the electoral ward called Manningtree, Mistley, Litte Bentley and Tendring. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,603.
