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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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