'A Community Website For Rochford Residents'
ROCHFORD
"This ancient town is situated on the small river
Roche, a confluent of the river Crouch, and the river is naviigable foor vessels of considerable burthen to.. within a mile
of the town. It is 40 miles east of London 12 miles south of Maldon 191/4 south of Chelmsford
23 miles from Brentwood
Station, 6 miles east of Rayleigh annd 4 miles north of Southend.The parish consists of about 1,855 acres. Population in 1861
was 1,481."
[Kelly's Diirectory of Essex, 1862]
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History
of the Rochford District
The face of the Rochford district is ever changing with the times, but without forgetting it's
history.
On a tour of the district a number of historical places of interest are noted. Including St Andrew's Church
in Ashingdon which was built by King Canute in 1020. Other places of historic interest include Rayleigh mount where Rayleigh
castle was situated and the only castle to be noted in the Domesday survey of 1086 and The Old House in Rochford, which was
first built in around 1270 which is now one of Rochford District Councils Offices.
The Old House South Street Rochford
West Street Rochford
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