Rochford
Rochford is a community in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. It has to do with 43 miles (69 kilometres) from Central London as well as roughly 21 miles (34 kilometres) from Chelmsford, the County Town of Essex. According to the 2001 census the civil parish of Rochford, that includes the community proper, as well as London Southend Airport, had a population of 7,610, increasing to 8,471 at the 2011 Census. The community is the major settlement in the Rochford area, and also takes its name from Rochefort, Old English for Ford of the Hunting Dogs. The River Roach was initially called the Walfleet (Creek of the immigrants). It was renamed the Roach in what is called a back formation. This is where it is presumed that Rochford indicates ford over the River Roach so they relabelled the river to fit the concept. The community runs into country advancements in the parishes of Ashingdon and also Hawkwell. Kings Hill, in Rochford, was noteworthy for consisting of the Lawless Court up till the 19th century.
