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 also around 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, enhancing to 8,471 at the 2011 Census. The town is the primary settlement in the Rochford area, and 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 called a back formation. This is where it is presumed that Rochford indicates ford over the River Roach so they renamed the river to fit the concept. The town encounters suburban advancements in the churches of Ashingdon and Hawkwell. Kings Hill, in Rochford, was significant for containing the Lawless Court up till the 19th century.
