Rochford District

Rochford District
Non-metropolitan district
Rochford shown within Essex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Essex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Rochford
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Rochford District Council
• Leadership	Alternative - Sec. 31 (Conservative)
• MPs	James Duddridge Mark Francois
Area
• Total	65.44 sq mi (169.49 km2)
Area rank	171st (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	87,368
• Rank	277th (of 309)
• Density	1,300/sq mi (520/km2)
• Ethnicity	96.5% White 1.2% S.Asian
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	22UL (ONS) E07000075 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ876904
Website	www.rochford.gov.uk

Rochford is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named for one of its main settlements, Rochford, though the major centre of population in the district is the town of Rayleigh. Other places in the district include Hockley, Ashingdon, Great Wakering, Canewdon and Hullbridge.

It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Rayleigh Urban District and the Rochford Rural District.

Rochford District is twinned with the German town of Haltern.

Energy and environment policy

In October 2009 the Rochford District was commended at a national level for its outstanding progress in boosting domestic recycling rates from "below 20 per cent to nearly 70 per cent", in the National Recycling Awards. Rochford District was nominated in the Local Authority Target Success category, and beat four other short-listed local authorities to claim the award.

In May 2006 a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in the district of Rochford produced the 9th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,219 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.

See also: Energy efficiency in British housing

List of places in Rochford District

• Ashingdon
• Ballards Gore
• Barling
• Canewdon
• Foulness Island
• Great Stambridge
• Great Wakering
• Hawkwell
• Hockley
• Hullbridge
• Little Wakering
• Paglesham
• Rawreth
• Rayleigh
• Rochford
• South Fambridge
• Stambridge
• Sutton with Shopland
• Wallasea Island

Economy

Previously British World Airways had its head office at Viscount House at London Southend Airport.

Arms

Coat of arms of Rochford District

Notes Granted 8 March 1975. Crest Issuant from an ancient crown Or a mount Vert thereon in front of a representation of Rayleigh windmill Proper a seaxe fesswise Proper. Escutcheon Chequy of twelve Or a rose Gules barbed and seeded proper charged with a like rose Argent barbed and seeded Proper and Gules a garb Or. Supporters On the dexter side a bull [guardant] Sable armed unguled and winged Or and sinister a wyvern Vert. Motto Our Heritage Our Future.

External links

• Rochford District Council Home Page