Rawreth
Sign in to saveRawreth is a village and civil parish in the District of Rochford, Essex, England. It is situated between Wickford and Rayleigh.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image
- Rawreth sign.gif
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Rawreth Village Sign,showing a heron and a stream
- UK place.official_name
- Rawreth
- UK place.population
- 1,245
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- Rochford
- UK place.shire_county
- Essex
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- UK place.post_town
- Wickford
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rochford
- Population
- +1126
- Image
- St Nicholas, Rawreth - geograph.org.uk - 120376.jpg
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Rawreth is a village and civil parish in the District of Rochford, Essex, England. It is situated between Wickford and Rayleigh.
The place-name 'Rawreth' is first attested in the Pipe Rolls for 1177, where it appears as Raggerea. It appears as Ragherethe in the Feet of Fines for 1240, and as Raureth in the Charter Rolls of 1267. The name means 'herons' stream', as seen on the Village Sign (at right).