Lawford

Lawford is a large village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex, England. It is approximately 6 miles (10 km) northeast from the centre of Colchester and west of, and contiguous with, Manningtree. Mistley merges with the east side of Manningtree.

This article is about the village in Essex. For other uses, see Lawford (disambiguation).

Lawford

St Mary's Church, Lawford
Lawford
Location within Essex
Population4,302 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTM092310
• London55 mi (89 km) SW
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townManningtree
Postcode districtCO11
Dialling code01206
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

The Leftley Housing estate, situated towards the east of the village, is a typical 1960s development of mainly semi-detached houses and bungalows.

The area includes a number of smallholdings originally built by the Land Settlement Association.[2]

The 14th-century parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building.[3]

Main article: St Mary's Church, Lawford

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. Bercaw, Louise Oldham; "Bibliography on Land Utilization 1918-36"; p. 1011
  3. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1261462)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2014.



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