Rochford
Rochford is a town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. It has to do with 43 miles (69 kilometres) from Central London and roughly 21 miles (34 km) from Chelmsford, the County Town of Essex. According to the 2001 census the civil parish of Rochford, that includes the town proper, and also London Southend Airport, had a population of 7,610, boosting to 8,471 at the 2011 Census. The community is the main settlement in the Rochford district, as well as 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 relabelled 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 theory. The town faces suburban growths in the churches of Ashingdon and also Hawkwell. Kings Hill, in Rochford, was remarkable for having the Lawless Court up till the 19th century.
