Hawkwell
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Hawkwell is the second largest village and civil parish
in the district of Rochford
in Essex
, England
Rayleigh being the largest. The 2001 census gave a population for the parish of 11,231.
Hawkwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book
, but not as 'Hawkwell', it is Hacuuella or Hechuuella.
The parish includes the village itself, and also much larger suburban developments in the east (running into Rochford
) and the west (running into Hockley
). East and West Hawkwell are divided by the London to Southend railway line. The White Hart Public House is no longer within Hawkwell since boundary changes and the only public house within Hawkwell is The Victory Inn.
The parish church of St Mary the Virgin is located amidst fields between the two centres of population. The building is Grade II listed, and is largely from the fourteenth century, with the addition of a fifteenth century bell turret and some other alterations. It was restored in the nineteenth century, and includes twentieth century stained glass in the south and east windows. The building was damaged during a bombing raid on 15 September 1940. The concrete and asbestos vestry on the north side was removed in the 1990s, and was replaced by a north aisle, vestry and office constructed in a style to match the rest of the building. The extension nearly doubled the size of the building, and was opened in July 1996.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the district of Rochford
Rochford (district)
Rochford is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named for one of its main settlements, Rochford, though the major centre of population in the district is the town of Rayleigh...
in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Rayleigh being the largest. The 2001 census gave a population for the parish of 11,231.
Hawkwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, but not as 'Hawkwell', it is Hacuuella or Hechuuella.
The parish includes the village itself, and also much larger suburban developments in the east (running into Rochford
Rochford
Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. It is sited about 43 miles from Central London and approximately 21 miles from the Essex county town, Chelmsford...
) and the west (running into Hockley
Hockley
Hockley is a large village and civil parish in Essex, England located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea. More specifically it lies between Rayleigh and Rochford. It came to prominence during the coming of the railway in the 1890s and at the 2001 census had a population of 13,616 people, many...
). East and West Hawkwell are divided by the London to Southend railway line. The White Hart Public House is no longer within Hawkwell since boundary changes and the only public house within Hawkwell is The Victory Inn.
The parish church of St Mary the Virgin is located amidst fields between the two centres of population. The building is Grade II listed, and is largely from the fourteenth century, with the addition of a fifteenth century bell turret and some other alterations. It was restored in the nineteenth century, and includes twentieth century stained glass in the south and east windows. The building was damaged during a bombing raid on 15 September 1940. The concrete and asbestos vestry on the north side was removed in the 1990s, and was replaced by a north aisle, vestry and office constructed in a style to match the rest of the building. The extension nearly doubled the size of the building, and was opened in July 1996.