Lawford

Lawford is a large village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex, England. It is approximately 6 miles northeast from the centre of Colchester and west of, and contiguous with, Manningtree. Mistley merges with the east side of Manningtree.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manningtree railway station and Willy Lott’s Cottage.

Manningtree railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Manningtree railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Manningtree, Essex. It is 59 miles 35 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Colchester to the west and Ipswich to the east.

Willy Lott’s Cottage

Photo: Lobsan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Willy Lott's Cottage is a building in Flatford, East Bergholt, Suffolk, England, which appears in several paintings by John Constable, notably The Hay Wain.

Valley Farm

Historic building

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Valley Farm is a farmhouse in Flatford, Suffolk. The building is a Grade I listed building, parts of which date back to the 15th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manningtree and Mistley.

Manningtree

Town

Photo: Deben Dave, Public domain.

Manningtree is a town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It lies on the River Stour and forms part of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Mistley

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mistley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex, England. It is around 11 miles northeast of Colchester and is east of, and almost contiguous with, Manningtree. Mistley is situated 2 miles east of Lawford.

Lawford

Type: Locality
Location: Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.9389° or 51° 56′ 20″ north

Longitude

1.0334° or 1° 2′ 0″ east

Elevation

108 feet (33 metres)

Open location code

9F33W2QM+H9

GeoNames ID

7298547

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