Rayleigh, Essex

Rayleigh
Rayleigh High Street, as seen from the top of Holy Trinity Church in 2003
Rayleigh is located in Essex
Rayleigh
Rayleigh
Location within Essex
Population32,150 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ805907
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRAYLEIGH
Postcode districtSS6
Dialling code01268
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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Essex
51°35′11″N 0°36′18″E / 51.5864°N 0.6049°E / 51.5864; 0.6049

Rayleigh /ˈrl/ is a market town and civil parish in the Rochford District in Essex, England; it is located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea, 32 miles (51 km) east of central London. It had a population of 32,150 at the census in 2011.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Town population 2015". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Rayleigh Town Council – Rayleigh is a historic market town and is the main centre of population in the Rochford District". Rayleightowncouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2022.