Rochford Hundred

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Rochford Hundred in Essex

The Hundred of Rochford is a hundred of Essex, in the south-east of the county, forming a peninsula between the Thames and Crouch estuaries. It is bounded by Dengie Hundred to the north; by Chelmsford Hundred to the north-east; and by Barnstable Hundred to the west. It had a population of 283,393 in 2011.

The hundred contains the ancient parishes of:

Additionally, the hamlet of Dawes Heath in the ancient parish of Thundersley, otherwise in Barnstable Hundred, is situate in the hundred.

Hundreds of Essex

Barnstable • Becontree (including Havering liberty) • Chafford • Chelmsford • Clavering • Dengie (including Maldon) • Dunmow • Freshwell • Harlow • Hinckford • Lexden (including Colchester) • Ongar • Rochford • Tendring (including Harwich) • Thurstable • Uttlesford • Waltham • Winstree • Witham