Prittlewell

Prittlewell is an inner city area in Southend-on-Sea, in Essex, England. Historically, Prittlewell was the main village in the area. Southend was originally a hamlet at the southern end of the parish of Prittlewell. The village of Prittlewell was originally centred at the joining of three main roads, East Street, West Street, and North Street, which was extended south in the 19th century and renamed Victoria Avenue. As Southend grew into a seaside resort it overtook Prittlewell in size and Prittlewell became part of Southend's built up area. Prittlewell has been administered as part of Southend since 1877. The principal administrative buildings in Southend are located along Victoria Avenue. Prittlewell railway station serves the area.

==Toponymy== The name Prittlewell means "babbling stream". It comes from the Old English pritol meaning prattling or babbling and the well is from the Anglian dialect of Old English, meaning a stream or spring. The village grew up in the valley of the Prittle Brook, a tributary of the River Roach.