Stambridge

Stambridge
Stambridge
	Village sign
	Stambridge Location within Essex
Population	700 (2011)
OS grid reference	TQ899916
Civil parish	Stambridge;
District	Rochford;
Shire county	Essex;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Rochford
Postcode district	SS4
Dialling code	01702
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Rayleigh;
Website	Stambridge Parish Council
	List of places UK England Essex 51°35′28″N 0°44′24″E / 51.591239°N 0.740048°E

Stambridge is a civil parish in the District of Rochford in Essex, England. It is located north of the River Roach between Rochford and Paglesham

The name "Stambridge" means "Stone bridge". The only bridge in the parish is now brick-built over the small stream that rises in Canewdon, flows under the road just south of the Royal Oak, and into the Roach near "Waldens". The village itself is called Great Stambridge.

Stambridge Parish formerly consisted of two parishes, Great Much, or Magna and Little or Parva. The centre of population in Great Stambridge has moved from around the church to the Royal Oak Inn area.

The combined parish consists of approximately three square miles. The boundaries are, in the east, Biggins Farm (Paglesham Road); in the west Little Stambridge Hall; the south the River Roach ; and in a line crossing Stambridge Road at "Richmonds" and number 159 Stambridge Road.

Stambridge Mill

There was a tide mill at Stambridge for hundreds of years.^[2] It Rankins the Millers owned the building when it burned down in April 1965.^[3] It was demolished in 2014.^[4]

Painting of the mill by Louis Burleigh Bruhl
The mill in 2006

Sport and leisure

The local football club, Stambridge United, currently plays in the Essex Olympian League and was formerly a member of the Essex Senior League.

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ Horncastle, Sue. "Vanished Industries - Brickworks and Mills". rochforddistricthistory.org.uk. Rochford District Community Archive. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ "Rochford, Stambridge Mill c.1955 - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com. Francis Firth. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ "Stambridge Mill". www.hdr.uk.com. Havering Demolition & Recycling Ltd. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links

Rochford District Council

[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 September 2015.

[RDCA-2] Horncastle, Sue. "Vanished Industries - Brickworks and Mills". rochforddistricthistory.org.uk. Rochford District Community Archive. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[ff-3] "Rochford, Stambridge Mill c.1955 - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com. Francis Firth. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[hdr-4] "Stambridge Mill". www.hdr.uk.com. Havering Demolition & Recycling Ltd. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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