Rochford
Rochford is a Town in the county of Essex.
There are great places to visit near Rochford including some great towns, castles, woodlands, airports, historic buildings, cities, villages, country parks, shopping centres, parks and nature reserves.
Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon are some of Rochford best towns to visit near Rochford.
The area close to Rochford boasts some of the best castles including Colchester Castle.
There are a several good woodlands in the Rochford area like Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.
Rochford's best nearby airports can be found at London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.
Rochford has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.
Don't miss Chelmsford's cities if visiting the area around Rochford.
There are a number of villages near to Rochford including Hatfield Peverel.
Don't miss Thorndon Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Rochford.
Lakeside Shopping Centre is a great place to visit close to Rochford if you like shopping centres.
There are a several good parks in the area around Rochford like Bedfords Park.
The area around Rochford's best nature reserves can be found at Bedfords Park.
Rochford History
There are some historic monuments around Rochford:
Places to see near Rochford
History of Rochford
James Banyard was buried in the graveyard of St Andrew’s, Rochford. Nearby Southend Airport started life as a grass fighter station in World War I. The site was founded in the autumn of 1914 when farmland between Westbarrow Hall and the Great Eastern railway line at Warners Bridge 2 1â2 miles (4 km) north of Southend Pier was acquired for RFC training purposes. Training continued until May 1915 when the site, known also as Eastwood, was taken over by the RNAS to become a Station (night) in the fight against intruding Zeppelins. Southend Airport was opened on the site on 18 September 1935. As World War II approached it was requisitioned by the Air Ministry in August 1939 for use as a fighter airfield by No.11 Group RAF. RAF Rochford was a satellite station for RAF Hornchurch and was primarily a fighter base, home mainly to Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane aircraft. Rochford airfield was accompanied by a radar base in Canewdon (around 4 miles (6.4 km) away). Due to the presence of the airfield Rochford was bombed a number of times during the war.
