South Fambridge | |
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South Fambridge Village Sign | |
Location within Essex | |
OS grid reference | TQ854959 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Rochford |
Postcode district | SS |
Dialling code | 01702 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
South Fambridge is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashingdon, in the Rochford district, in the county of Essex, England. It is located about 300 yards (0.17 miles) from the River Crouch. The village lies within the parliamentary constituency of Rayleigh. Surrounded by farmland, it is reached by the Fambridge Road, approximately 1.5 miles from the main Ashingdon Road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 282.[1] On 1 April 1946 the parish was abolished and merged with Ashingdon.[2]