Manningtree
Manningtree is a community and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, which pushes the River Stour. It adjoins built-up areas of Lawford to the west as well as Mistley to the east and the three parishes together are in some cases referred to as "Manningtree". Manningtree is a plaintiff for the title of tiniest town in England. Manningtree has generally asserted to be the tiniest town in England, as well as in 2007 mayor Lee Lay-Flurrie stated that this had actually been validated to her by the Census Customer Services, with 700 individuals in 20 hectares (using the high tide mark). However both this figure and also the 2011 census population for the civil church of 900 is a lot more than the 351 population of Fordwich in Kent. In April 2009 it was recommended that Manningtree needs to combine with Mistley as well as Lawford to create a single parish, losing its separate identity as a town. As of 2018 such a merger has not occurred and also the community council presently asserts to be the smallest by area. Manningtree becomes part of the electoral ward called Manningtree, Mistley, Litte Bentley and also Tendring. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,603.