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There are numerous books and research information about different aspects of Rochford District and the surrounding area. Some of these are mentioned here in order to promote local authors and historians, whilst helping people to more easily find information about our local heritage.

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A History of Ashingdon & South Fambridge

ISBN: 978-1782229773

Author: Ian Yearsley

Ashingdon and South Fambridge are two neighbouring historic parishes in the Rochford District of south-east Essex which ...

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A History of Rochford

ISBN: 978-0850332490

Author: L. R. Cryer

An essential read for those interested in the history of Rochford. Cryer's research brings life to the early years of th...

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Augusta Saumarez Tawke

ISBN: Research

Author: Maggie Summerfield

Augusta Saumarez Tawke (1856 - 1947) She was the daughter of Arthur Tawke and Augusta Mary Tawke. (Mother born Brentwoo...

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Captain Strachan & The Horse and Groom pub, Rochford

ISBN: Research

Author: Marilyn Rennie

It all started with a book I was reading, ‘A History of Rochford’, written in 1978, by L.R. Cryer. In the se...

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Great Grandfather's Country - The recreated 1899 Diary of William Sorrell

ISBN: 978-1513664163

Author: David Sorrell

‘Tinman’ William Sorrell’s diary entries for 1899 provide an entertaining and intriguing view of the p...

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Priest Holes & The Old House, Rochford

ISBN: Research

Author: Maggie Summerfield

Priest Holes A Priest's Hole is a hiding place for a Catholic priest built into many of the Catholic houses of England ...

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Rayleigh: A History

ISBN: 978-1860773556

Author: Ian Yearsley

Rayleigh owes its origins to the flints on Hambro Hill, which attracted its first human residents as long ago as the Sto...

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Rochford: A History

ISBN: 978-1860773105

Author: Mavis Sipple

Rochford for centuries was the most important town in the area, giving its name to the Rochford Hundred. When South-End ...

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Witches, Rochford & Canewdon

ISBN: Research

Author: Marilyn Rennie

As this is the month of Halloween, I’m turning my thoughts to the subject of witches. The word witch actually come...

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