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Rochford.-- small town and par., Essex, on river Roche, 3½ miles N. of Southend on Sea and 16½ miles SE. of Chelmsford, 1867 ac., pop. 1675; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; Rochford Hall (part of which still stands) was the birthplace of Anne Boleyn (1507-1536), mother of Queen Elizabeth.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "small town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Rochford AP/CP Essex AncC |
Place: | Rochford |
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