Canewdon
Sign in to saveCanewdon is a village and civil parish in the Rochford district of Essex, England. The village is located approximately northeast of the town of Rochford, while the parish extends for several miles on the southern side of the River Crouch. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,656.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rochford
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,072
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Canewdon
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Canewdon sign.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 220px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Canewdon village sign, showing a witch, the church, a Viking, and the former radar tower
- UK place.population
- 1,656
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Canewdon
- UK place.shire_district
- Rochford
- UK place.shire_county
- Essex
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Rayleigh
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Official name
- Canewdon
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rochford
- Official language
- English language
- Population
- +1473
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Canewdon sign.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Medieval history
- Modern history
- Church
- Legends of witchcraft and ghosts
- References
- External links
Canewdon is a village and civil parish in the Rochford district of Essex, England. The village is located approximately northeast of the town of Rochford, while the parish extends for several miles on the southern side of the River Crouch. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,656.
Canewdon is situated on one of the highest hills of the Essex coastline, from which St Nicholas's Church affords wide views of the Crouch estuary. East of the village lies the island of Wallasea, popular for sailing, and a wetland sanctuary for wildlife.