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Southchurch
Location within Essex
Population9,710 (2011 Census. Southchurch Ward) [1]
OS grid reference TQ893859
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode district SS2
Dialling code 01702
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Essex
51°32′30″N0°44′18″E / 51.5416°N 0.7383°E / 51.5416; 0.7383

Southchurch is a suburb and former civil parish in Southend-on-Sea in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. England. In 2011 the ward had a population of 9,710.

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History

In 824 AD, a Saxon thegn, Leofstan presented the manor of Southchurch to the monks of Canterbury. [2] [3] It is possible that the church from which the manor takes its name already existed beforehand. [2] The name "Southchurch" originates from a Saxon church which was south of a pre-Norman minster.[ citation needed ]

In 1897 the parish of Southchurch was absorbed into the neighbouring municipal borough of Southend-on-Sea. [4] The parish was thereafter an urban parish and so had no parish council of its own, being administered directly by Southend-on-Sea Corporation. In 1911 the parish had a population of 3,954. [5] On 9 November 1913 the parishes within the borough were all abolished to form a single parish covering the same area as the borough. [6]

Location

Southchurch is bounded by Southchurch Avenue to the west (beyond which is central Southend-on-Sea), Thorpe Hall Avenue to the east (beyond which is Thorpe Bay), Eastern Avenue to the north (beyond which is Bournes Green) and Eastern Esplanade to the south (which runs along the north bank of the River Thames). Principal roads include Southchurch Road, Southchurch Boulevard, Woodgrange Drive, Ambleside Drive, Wyatts Drive and Lifstan Way.

Housing

The current local housing stock mainly dates from the first half of the twentieth century, when Southchurch expanded from a village into the residential district of Southend. To the south of the station is Southchurch Hall, a thirteenth-century moated manor house. This is now open to the public as a museum, which stands in a small park: Southchurch Hall Gardens.[ citation needed ]

Schools

Southchurch High School, Southend High School for Girls (grammar), Greenways primary school, Hamstel Road primary school and Porters Grange primary school are situated within the boundaries of Southchurch.

Churches

Holy Trinity Church is the original parish church of Southchurch. The oldest parts of this church date back to the Saxon era, with later additions in the early 20th century. [2] Christ Church (Church of England) is in Colbert Avenue, just to the east of Southchurch Park East. This parish was carved out of Holy Trinity in 1922. It began as a mission church in Elizabeth Road, which runs from the seafront to Southchurch Park.[ citation needed ]

Rail

Southchurch is served by Southend East railway station. In 2004, following a campaign by local residents, traders, and some local councillors, the station signs were amended to read "Southend East for Southchurch Village". [7]

Sports

Southchurch is home to Southend Sunday Division team Bellevue Wanderers Football Club, [8] Essex Senior Football League team Southend Manor [9] and Southend Sceptre League team Southchurch AFC. [10]

Southchurch Park is the home venue of Southend-on-Sea and EMT Cricket Club. [11]

Demography

At the 2001 UK census, the Southchurch electoral ward had a population of 9,467. The ethnicity was 96.3% white, 2.6% Asian, 0.7% mixed race, 0.3% black and 0.1% other.

The place of birth of residents was 94.9% United Kingdom, 0.6% Republic of Ireland, 0.9% other Western European countries, and 3.6% elsewhere.

Religion was recorded as 68.9% Christian, 2.1% Jewish, 0.9% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, and 1% Muslim, with 17.3% having no religion, 0.3% having an alternative religion, and 9.2% who did not state their religion. [12]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 32.6% in full-time employment, 20.4% retired, 12.6% in part-time employment, 9.5% looking after home or family, 8.9% self-employed, 4.8% permanently sick or disabled, 3.4% students without jobs, 2.8% unemployed, 2% students with jobs, and 3% economically inactive for other reasons.

The industry of employment of residents was 15.6% retail, 13.9% finance, 13.9% real estate, 10% health and social work, 9.5% manufacturing, 7.9% construction, 6.7% education, 6.4% transport and communications, 6.2% public administration, 3% hotels and restaurants, 0.8% agriculture, and 6.1% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in finance and construction.

Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 12.3% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.

According to Office for National Statistics estimates, during the period of April 2004 to March 2005 the average gross weekly income of households was £560, compared with an average of £650 in South East England. [12]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Holy Trinity, Southchurch".
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  4. ↑ "Local Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 7) Act 1897". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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  7. ↑ "Southchurch Village gets its own station, c2c". 15 May 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "The Southend Sunday Football League - BelleVue". www.southendsunday.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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  10. ↑ "Southchurch AFC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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