Stambridge is a
civil parish
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in the
Rochford
Rochford is a town in Essex, England, north of Southend-on-Sea, from London and from Chelmsford, the county town. At the 2011 census, the civil parish, which includes the town and London Southend Airport, had a population of 8,471.
History
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district in
Essex
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, England. It is located north of the
River Roach between
Rochford
Rochford is a town in Essex, England, north of Southend-on-Sea, from London and from Chelmsford, the county town. At the 2011 census, the civil parish, which includes the town and London Southend Airport, had a population of 8,471.
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and
Paglesham
Paglesham is a village and civil parish in the north east of the Rochford Rural District, Essex. The parish includes two hamlets of Eastend and Churchend, which are situated near the River Crouch and ''Paglesham Creek''. It is part of the ' ...
. The parish includes the village of
Great Stambridge
Great Stambridge is a village and former civil parish, south east of Chelmsford, now in the parish of Stambridge, in the Rochford district, in the county of Essex, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 355.
Features
Great Stambri ...
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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
Retrieved 2018-02-27.
Stambridge Mill
There was a tide mill
A tide mill is a water mill driven by tidal rise and fall. A dam with a sluice is created across a suitable tidal inlet, or a section of river estuary is made into a reservoir. As the tide comes in, it enters the mill pond through a one-way gat ...
at Stambridge for hundreds of years.
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