Southminster is a town and selecting ward on the Dengie peninsula in the Maldon area of Essex in the East of England. It lies concerning three miles north of Burnham-on-Crouch as well as 10 miles south-east of Maldon. To the north is the River Blackwater, which is tidal and also considering that Roman times has actually been the entrance to trading in the area. Southminster remains in the centre of the Dengie peninsula, which as soon as formed a numerous the very same name. A significant steed market utilized to be held yearly in the community. Southminster marshes were a preferred centre for hare flowing in Victorian times. Pandole Wood has old earthworks thought to date from the Iron Age. The landscape bordering the community, as well as in other places on the peninsula, is characterized by a pattern of strictly rectangular field limits, with evidence of a system of dimension having been applied to the scheme overall. Middle Saxon administrations have actually been recommended as its origin, although the road to the Roman sea ft at Bradwell-on-Sea also conforms to the pattern.