Rochford
Rochford is a community in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. It has to do with 43 miles (69 km) from Central London and about 21 miles (34 kilometres) from Chelmsford, the County Town of Essex. According to the 2001 census the civil parish of Rochford, that includes the town proper, and London Southend Airport, had a population of 7,610, enhancing to 8,471 at the 2011 Census. The community is the major negotiation in the Rochford area, as well as takes its name from Rochefort, Old English for Ford of the Hunting Dogs. The River Roach was originally called the Walfleet (Creek of the foreigners). It was relabelled the Roach in what is called a back formation. This is where it is assumed that Rochford means ford over the River Cockroach so they renamed the river to fit the concept. The town encounters suburban advancements in the churches of Ashingdon and Hawkwell. Kings Hill, in Rochford, was remarkable for containing the Lawless Court up till the 19th century.