Rochford
Rochford is a community in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. It is about 43 miles (69 km) from Central London and approximately 21 miles (34 km) from Chelmsford, the County Town of Essex. According to the 2001 census the civil parish of Rochford, which includes the community correct, as well as London Southend Airport, had a population of 7,610, enhancing to 8,471 at the 2011 Census. The town is the major negotiation in the Rochford district, as well as takes its name from Rochefort, Old English for Ford of the Hunting Dogs. The River Roach was originally called the Walfleet (Creek of the immigrants). It was relabelled the Roach in what is known as a back development. This is where it is thought that Rochford implies ford over the River Roach so they relabelled the river to fit the theory. The town encounters rural growths in the churches of Ashingdon and Hawkwell. Kings Hill, in Rochford, was remarkable for including the Lawless Court up until the 19th century.
