Manningtree
Manningtree is a town and also civil church in the Tendring area of Essex, England, which lies on the River Stour. It joins built-up areas of Lawford to the west as well as Mistley to the eastern as well as the three parishes together are occasionally referred to as "Manningtree". Manningtree is a complaintant for the title of tiniest community in England. Manningtree has generally asserted to be the smallest community in England, as well as in 2007 mayor Lee Lay-Flurrie stated that this had been confirmed to her by the Census Customer Services, with 700 people in 20 hectares (making use of the high tide mark). Nonetheless both this number and also the 2011 census population for the civil parish of 900 is much higher than the 351 population of Fordwich in Kent. In April 2009 it was recommended that Manningtree ought to merge with Mistley and Lawford to develop a solitary church, shedding its different identity as a town. Since 2018 such a merger has not occurred and the town council presently asserts to be the tiniest by location. Manningtree belongs to the selecting ward called Manningtree, Mistley, Litte Bentley and Tendring. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,603.