Place:Lawford, Essex, England

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NameLawford
Alt namesLalefordasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 103
Lelefordasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 103
TypeVillage, Civil parish
Coordinates51.933°N 1.033°E
Located inEssex, England
See alsoTendring Rural, Essex, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1974
Tendring (district), Essex, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Lawford is a large village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex, England. It is approximately 6 miles (10 km) northeast from the centre of Colchester and west of, and contiguous with, Manningtree. Mistley merges with the east side of Manningtree.

The 14th–century parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building.

The parish was part of the Tendring Rural District from 1894 until 1974, and since 1974 it has been located in the Tendring District of Essex.

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