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Also known as Hockley, Essex

Hockley is a large village and civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex, England. It is located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea, or, more specifically, between Rayleigh and Rochford. It came to prominence during the coming of the railway in the 1890s. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 9,639. The urban area has grown to be contiguous with the neighbouring village of Hawkwell; the Office for National Statistics now classes them as a single built up area that it calls "Hockley and Hawkwell", which had a population of 15,425 in 2021.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Hockley
UK place.static_image_name
St Peter ^ St Paul Church - geograph.org.uk - 2748970.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul
UK place.population
9,639
UK place.population_ref
(Parish, 2021)15,425 (Hockley and Hawkwell built up area, 2021)
UK place.civil_parish
Hockley
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
HOCKLEY
UK place.postcode_district
SS5
UK place.postcode_area
SS
UK place.dial_code
01702
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ826924
UK place.mapframe
yes
UK place.mapframe zoom
12

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Wikidata facts

Population
9616
Official website
www.hockley-essex.gov.uk
Image
St. Peter and St. Paul, Hockley, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 154268.jpg
Dialing code
01702
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Commons category
Hockley
OS grid reference
TQ826924
postal code
SS5
P8168
Gaspra
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Hockley is a large village and civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex, England. It is located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea, or, more specifically, between Rayleigh and Rochford. It came to prominence during the coming of the railway in the 1890s. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 9,639. The urban area has grown to be contiguous with the neighbouring village of Hawkwell; the Office for National Statistics now classes them as a single built up area that it calls "Hockley and Hawkwell", which had a population of 15,425 in 2021.

Hockley railway station serves the village.

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