Stambridge is a

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in the

Rochford Rochford is a town and civil parish in the Rochford (district), Rochford District in Essex, England, north of Southend-on-Sea, from London and from Chelmsford. At the 2011 census, the Civil parishes in England, civil parish had a population ...

district in

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, England. It is located north of the River Roach between

and Paglesham. The parish includes the village of Great Stambridge. The name "Stambridge" means "stone bridge". The only bridge in the parish is now brick-built over the small stream that rises in Canewdon, flows under the road just south of the Royal Oak, and into the Roach near "Waldens".

Parish

Stambridge Parish formerly consisted of two parishes, Great Much, or Magna and Little or Parva. The parishes were merged on 1 April 1934. The centre of population in Great Stambridge has moved from around the church to the Royal Oak Inn area. The combined parish consists of approximately three square miles. The boundaries are, in the east, Biggins Farm (Paglesham Road); in the west Little Stambridge Hall; the south the River Roach ; and in a line crossing Stambridge Road at "Richmonds" and number 159 Stambridge Road. The modern parish includes the hamlet of Ballards Gore.Ballards Gore, Rochford - area information, map, walks and more
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Stambridge Mill

There was a

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at Stambridge for hundreds of years. It Rankins the Millers owned the building when it burned down in April 1965. It was demolished in 2014. File:Stambridge Mill Bruhl.JPG, Painting of the mill by Louis Burleigh Bruhl File:Stambridge Mills, near Rochford - geograph.org.uk - 122515.jpg, The mill in 2006

Sport and leisure

The local football club, Corinthians FC, currently plays in the Essex Olympian League.

References

External links

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Rochford District Council
Civil parishes in Essex Rochford District