- Rochford Rural District
infobox historic subdivision
Name= Rochford
HQ= Rochford
Status=Rural district
Start= 1894
End= 1974
Replace= RochfordRochford Rural District was a
rural district with an area of 146.01 square kilometres in thecounty ofEssex ,England . It was created in 1894, in 1897 the parish of Leigh was removed to create theLeigh-on-Sea Urban District . In 1926 the parish ofCanvey Island was removed to create theCanvey Island Urban District . In 1929 the parishes of Hadleigh,South Benfleet andThundersley were removed to create theBenfleet Urban District , at the same time the parish of Rayleigh andRawreth were removed to create theRayleigh Urban District .Since
April 1 ,1974 it has formed part of the District of Rochford.At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 12
civil parish es.*
Ashingdon
*Barling Magna
*Canewdon
*Foulness
*Stambridge
*Great Wakering
*Hawkwell
*Hockley
*Hullbridge
*Paglesham
*Rochford
*Sutton
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