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"LAWFORD, a parish in the hundred of TENDRING,
county of ESSEX, 1½ mile (W.) from Manningtree, containing
688 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the
archdeaconry of Colchester, and diocese of London, rated
in the king's books at £15, and in the patronage of the
Master and Fellows of St. John's College, Cambridge.
The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has recently received
an addition of one hundred and sixty sittings, of which,
one hundred and ten are free, the Incorporated Society
for the enlargement of churches having contributed
£100. In 1723, John Leach bequeathed a rent-charge of
£22. 4., for teaching ten poor children, and clothing ten
poor persons not receiving parochial relief. The navigable
river Stour runs on the south of this parish." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright Mel Lockie 2016]
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- Census returns are available from the usual sources for 1841-1911, which includes most copies held at the ERO, Wharf Rd, Chelmsford. More information on other ways to view these census returns on the Essex
| St. Mary, Lawford, Church of England |
- A full list of Essex churches
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Lawford to another place.
- Lawford was a member of the Tendring Hundred
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM092312 (Lat/Lon: 51.939958, 1.042092), Lawford which are provided by:
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- Lawford was a member of the Tendring Poor Law Union