33-788: The Lawless Court , formally the King's Court of the Manor of King's Hill , was an English court that began meeting in Kings Hill, Rochford , so called because of the "lawless" time at which it met (midnight). According to tradition, the court was first created some time before 1661, after the Lord of the Manor of King's Hill was woken by a cock crowing, to discover a group of his vassals planning to murder him. Interrupting them, he convicted them of treason, for which their lands would be forfeit. As an act of clemency, he declared that they would be allowed to keep their lands in
66-788: A "multi-domain operations group" to ensure the service thinks and acts in a networked way. No. 11 Group was first formed on 1 April 1918 in No. 2 Area as No. 11 (Equipment) Group , and was transferred to South-Western Area the next month on 8 May. The Group was disbanded on 17 May 1918. The next incarnation of the Group occurred on 22 August 1918 when it was formed as part of the North-Western Area . On 6 February 1920, Group captain Ian Bonham-Carter took command and three months later, in May 1920, 11 Group
99-560: A cock crowed three times, at which point they were dismissed. The names of those tenants who answered were entered by the Steward with a piece of charcoal , ink being forbidden; in addition, no candles were allowed, with only natural light being permitted. For its strange procedure, the Court gained a variety of names; most commonly the "Lawless Court", but also "The Whispering Court" and "The Court of Cockcrowing". The Court continued without fail until
132-520: 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). RAF Rochford was bombed a number of times during the war. It was returned to civilian service on 31 December 1946. The town is just to the north of Southend-on-Sea , and is separated from both Southend and Rayleigh . The Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East
165-518: A lease on the old workhouse at Rochford, which became the first chapel of the Peculiar People , a name taken from Deuteronomy 14:2 and 1 Peter 2:9. The Peculiar People practised a lively form of worship bound by the literal interpretation of the King James Bible , banning both frivolity and medicine. During the two World Wars some were conscientious objectors , believing that war is contrary to
198-533: A local man was employed to make the noise of a cock crowing after the court's business had been concluded. Rochford Rochford is a town and civil parish in the Rochford District in Essex , England , 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Southend-on-Sea , 43 miles (69 km) from London and 21 miles (34 km) from Chelmsford . At the 2011 census, the civil parish had a population of 8,471. The town
231-541: A new building in North Street near Weir Pond Road, and in 1880 they moved to their current premises. Rochford Community Church was founded in 1987 and meets at The Freight House near the railway station. There is a Roman Catholic church in Ashington Road, Rochford, dedicated to St Teresa of the child Jesus . It was founded in 1953; the present church building opened in 1977. No.11 Group RAF No. 11 Group
264-481: A state of "shameful service". Each year, the day the plot was discovered (the Wednesday after Old Michaelmas Day ), the tenants were to assemble at midnight where the plot was discovered, where the Lord's Steward would whisper out their names as quietly as possible. Those tenants who did not answer to their name would be fined double rent for every hour they failed to do so. The tenants were then obliged to wait there until
297-531: Is Bayo Alaba ( Labour ). An electoral ward in the same name exists. At the 2011 Census this ward had a population of 7,695. The Area of Rochford District (inc. Rayleigh, Hockley, Hawkwell) is also represented in Parliament and the Member of Parliament for Rayleigh and Wickford is Mark Gino Francois ( Conservative ). Rochford Hall is privately owned by Rochford Hundred Golf Club. The Corn Exchange , now home to
330-702: Is a group in the Royal Air Force first formed in 1918. It had been formed and disbanded for various periods during the 20th century before disbanding in 1996 and reforming again in 2018. Its most famous service was in 1940 in the Battle of Britain during the Second World War, when it defended London and the south-east of the United Kingdom from attacks by the German Luftwaffe . It was reformed in late 2018 as
363-577: Is part of Rochford Deanery , within the Bradwell Area of the Diocese of Chelmsford . It is thought to have originated in Anglo-Saxon times, but the current church building dates from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building . Rochford Congregational Church has been part of the local community since 1750. The Congregational Church also established the first Dissenting School in
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#1732855513457396-531: Is sited on the eastern boundary of the airport, opened on 18 July 2011. Rochford has bus links to the surrounding towns; routes 7, 8 and 9 travel to Rayleigh and Southend-on-Sea . There are over twenty scheduled flight destinations within Europe available from London Southend Airport . Local TV coverage is provided by BBC East and ITV Anglia . Television signals are received from the Sudbury TV transmitter and
429-617: Is the main settlement in the Rochford district, and takes its name from Rochefort, Old English for " Ford of the Hunting Dogs". The town runs into suburban developments in the parishes of Ashingdon and Hawkwell . Kings Hill, in Rochford, was notable for containing the Lawless Court up until the 19th century. In 1837 James Banyard (14 November 1800 – 1863) (a reformed drunk and Wesleyan preacher) and William Bridges (1802–1874) took
462-581: The English rugby union system . Rochford Town Football Club are a non-league side who play in the second division of the Essex Olympian Football League . Rankin's Cricket Club was established in 1881 and play in the T Rippon Mid Essex League. Trains run from Rochford railway station eastbound to Southend Victoria and westbound to Liverpool Street station in the business district of central London . Southend Airport railway station , which
495-546: The London Borough of Hillingdon . The Group operations room was underground in what is now known as the Battle of Britain Bunker . Commands were passed to the sector airfields, each of which was in charge of several airfields and fighter squadrons. The sector airfields were: Sector A: Sector B: Sector C: Sector D: Sector E: Sector F: Sector Y: Sector Z: The most famous period of
528-403: The 19th century, although it became a tradition only; no prosecutions or litigation ever took place in it, and it is sometimes formally known as the "Curia Sine Lege", or "court without a leet -day". In later years there were many shortcuts in the court's procedure; most tenants simply paid their double rent at the Steward's office in the morning, preferring this to standing around in the damp, and
561-504: The Bellows) Squadron at RAF Wattisham . Denoted by a '/', a short-lived RAF postwar scheme saw several squadrons linked, where two squadron numbers' heritage was carried on within one single unit. From 1951 11 Group also had operational control of the U.S. 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing for several years. In 1960 Fighter Command was re-organised and 11 Group was disbanded on 31 December 1960, to reform one day later when 13 Group
594-955: The Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command, Air chief marshal Hugh Dowding ). Leigh-Mallory then took over command of 11 Group. After the war in December 1951, No.11 Group consisted of the Southern and Metropolitan sectors. The Southern Sector included 1 Squadron and No. 29/22 Squadrons at RAF Tangmere and 54 Squadron and 247 (China-British) Squadron at RAF Odiham . The Metropolitan Sector had 25 Squadron at RAF West Malling , 41/253 Squadron at RAF Biggin Hill , 56/87 Squadron and 63 Squadron at RAF Waterbeach , 64 Squadron and 65 (East India) Squadron at RAF Duxford , 72 Squadron at RAF North Weald , 85/145 at RAF West Malling with Gloster Meteor NF.11s, and 257 (Burma) Squadron and 263 (Fellowship of
627-518: The Group was during the Battle of Britain when it bore the brunt of the German aerial assault. Pilots posted to squadrons in 11 Group knew that they would be in constant action, while pilots and squadrons transferred from No.11 Group knew that they were going to somewhere comparatively safer. During the Battle of Britain, the Group was commanded by New Zealander Air vice-marshal Keith Park . While supported by
660-533: The area; When others were afraid of educating the children of the lower classes because they might prove a danger to the state, the church ensured that ordinary people had "a plain and useful education." Rochford Methodist Church, near the White Horse Public House. The Methodists have been in Rochford since 1822, originally meeting in a building where Market Alley turns into the Square. In 1841 they moved to
693-608: The commanders ( AOCs ) of No. 10 Group and No. 13 Group , he received insufficient support from the AOC of 12 Group , Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory , who used the Big Wing controversy to criticise Park's tactics. Leigh-Mallory's lack of support compromised Fighter Command at a critical time and the controversy caused problems for Park. When the Battle of Britain was over, Leigh-Mallory, acting with Air marshal Sholto Douglas , conspired to have Park removed from his position (along with
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#1732855513457726-491: The development of phototherapy for newborns suffering from jaundice. Much of the site was redeveloped and turned over to housing use once the decision was made to transfer the majority of services to Southend Hospital in 1990, with only the Acute Adult Inpatient Service remaining on part of the former site. The ancient Church of England parish church is St Andrew's Church, Rochford, close to Rochford Hall, and
759-577: The early 1990s, the front-line force consisted of 56 Squadron and 74 (Trinidad) Squadrons flying Phantoms from RAF Wattisham, 5 Squadron and 29 Squadron flying the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Coningsby , 11 Squadron , 23 Squadron , and 25 Squadron flying the Tornado F3 from RAF Leeming and 43 Squadron and 111 Squadron at RAF Leuchars ; 8 Squadron flew Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1 from RAF Waddington , 5 Squadron and 11 Squadron had been
792-826: The last units flying the English Electric Lightning F.6 from RAF Binbrook until 1988; 25 Squadron and 85 Squadron had been operating Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air missiles and re-equipped with the Tornado and disbanded in 1989 and on 10 July 1991 respectively. The Wattisham Phantom Wing was disbanded relatively quickly following the end of the Cold War; 23 Squadron was disbanded in March 1994. On 9 January 1992, Sector's South and North combined. On 1 April 1996, 11 Group amalgamated with 18 Group to form 11/18 Group . Air Vice Marshal Anthony Bagnall , who took over on 15 July 1994,
825-569: The local branch of the Women's Institute, was completed in 1866. Clements Hall Leisure Centre is managed by Fusion Lifestyle, for Rochford District Council. The Roach Valley Way is a 23-mile (37 km) circular path centred on Rochford and the River Crouch and River Roach estuaries. Rochford Hundred Rugby Club was formed in 1962 and as of 2019 play in London & South East Premier —level 5 of
858-503: The local relay TV transmitter. BBC London and ITV London can also be received from the Crystal Palace TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Essex on 95.3 FM, Heart East on 97.5 FM and Radio Essex on 105.1 FM. The town is served by the local newspaper, Southend Echo . Rochford Hospital used to be primarily the district maternity hospital. It was here, in 1956, that Sister J Ward made observations that led to
891-563: 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
924-635: The teachings of Jesus Christ . The Peculiar People are nowadays known as the Union of Evangelical Churches. 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 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) north of Southend Pier was acquired for RFC training purposes. Training continued until May 1915 when
957-594: Was absorbed and became Sector North . Group Headquarters shifted to RAF Bentley Priory in north-west London and took responsibility for the UK Air Defence Region (UK ADR). The English Electric Lightning F.1 entered service in 1960 and the McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 in 1969, with 43 (China-British) Squadron at RAF Leuchars . The group was renamed 11 (Air Defence) Group in January 1986. In
990-629: Was proposed as part of the reformation. The group reformed at a ceremony at RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire on 1 November 2018, when Air Vice-Marshal Ian Duguid took command. No. 11 Group includes the capabilities of the Chief of Staff Operations and the Air Battle Staff, comprising the deployable Joint Force Air Component (JFAC), the National Air & Space Operations Centre (NASOC) and
1023-488: Was reduced in status to No. 11 Wing . The Group was reformed on 1 May 1936 as No. 11 (Fighter) Group by renaming Fighting Area . On 14 July 1936, 11 Group became the first RAF Fighter Command Group responsible for the air-defence of southern England , including London . No.11 Group was organised with the Dowding System of fighter control. Group Headquarters was at Hillingdon House , located at RAF Uxbridge in
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1056-573: Was renamed 11 Group. On 1 April 1963, the Group was replaced by No. 11 (Northern) Sector at RAF Leconfield which controlled Fighter Command airfields and units within Northern England. On 17 March 1965 the sector absorbed No. 13 (Scotland) Sector RAF which was formed on 1 April 1963 at Boulmer and 11 Sector moved to Boulmer. This incarnation lasted until Fighter Command was absorbed into the new Strike Command on 30 April 1968 and became 11 Group. 11 Sector became Sector South and No. 12 Sector RAF
1089-517: Was the Group's last commander. On 11 July 2018, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier announced at the Air Power Conference that 11 Group would reform as a "multi-domain operations group", to ensure the RAF thinks and acts in a networked way and combining air , space and cyber-warfare elements to create an integrated force. No increase in the number of senior officers or staff at headquarters
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