Canewdon
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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.
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- Locality
- Rochford
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,072
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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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
- ROCHFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
- SS4
- UK place.postcode_area
- SS
- UK place.dial_code
- 01702
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ900945
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Canewdon
- Population
- 1473
- Image
- Canewdon sign.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01702
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- Canewdon
- OS grid reference
- TQ900945
- native label
- Canewdon
- postal code
- SS4
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- 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.
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