Manningtree
Manningtree is a community and also civil church in the Tendring district of Essex, England, which lies on the River Stour. It joins built-up areas of Lawford to the west as well as Mistley to the east and the 3 churches together are in some cases referred to as "Manningtree". Manningtree is a plaintiff for the title of tiniest town in England. Manningtree has typically declared to be the smallest town in England, as well as in 2007 mayor Lee Lay-Flurrie said 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 and 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 suggested that Manningtree needs to combine with Mistley and also Lawford to form a solitary church, losing its different identity as a town. Since 2018 such a merging has not occurred as well as the town council currently declares to be the tiniest 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.
