Manningtree is a community as well as civil church in the Tendring district of Essex, England, which pushes the River Stour. It adjoins built-up areas of Lawford to the west and Mistley to the eastern as well as the 3 parishes with each other are in some cases referred to as "Manningtree". Manningtree is a plaintiff for the title of tiniest town in England. Manningtree has commonly claimed to be the tiniest town in England, and in 2007 mayor Lee Lay-Flurrie claimed 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). Nevertheless both this number and the 2011 census population for the civil church of 900 is a lot higher than the 351 population of Fordwich in Kent. In April 2009 it was suggested that Manningtree should combine with Mistley and also Lawford to develop a single parish, losing its separate identification as a community. As of 2018 such a merger has not occurred and also the community council presently claims to be the tiniest by area. Manningtree becomes part of the selecting ward called Manningtree, Mistley, Litte Bentley and also Tendring. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,603.