Manningtree is a town as well as civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, which rests on the River Stour. It adjoins built-up areas of Lawford to the west and also Mistley to the eastern as well as the three churches with each other are often described as "Manningtree". Manningtree is a claimant for the title of tiniest town in England. Manningtree has actually traditionally declared to be the tiniest town in England, as well as in 2007 mayor Lee Lay-Flurrie stated that this had been verified to her by the Census Customer Services, with 700 individuals in 20 hectares (making use of the high tide mark). Nonetheless both this figure and also the 2011 census population for the civil church of 900 is a lot greater than the 351 population of Fordwich in Kent. In April 2009 it was suggested that Manningtree should merge with Mistley as well as Lawford to form a solitary parish, losing its different identification as a community. Since 2018 such a merger has not occurred and also the community council currently declares to be the tiniest by area. Manningtree belongs to the selecting ward called Manningtree, Mistley, Litte Bentley and Tendring. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,603.