Paglesham

Paglesham

infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption = Paglesham's village sign
latitude = 51.597068
longitude = 0.790071
official_name = Paglesham
population =
civil_parish = Paglesham
shire_district = Rochford
shire_county = Essex
region = East of England
constituency_westminster = Rayleigh
post_town = Rochford
postcode_district = SS4 2
postcode_area = SS
dial_code = 01702
os_grid_reference = TQ9321892431
website = [http://www.paglesham.org.uk/ paglesham.org.uk]

Paglesham is situated in the north east of the Rochford Rural District, Essex. The area of Paglesham includes two hamlets of East End and Church End, which are situated near the River Crouch and "Paglesham Creek". It is part of the "Roach Valley Conservation Zone".

The two hamlets form one of Essex’s oldest fishing villages and the area was once renowned as a smuggling centre [cite web |url=http://www.rochford.gov.uk/rdc/main.asp?page=500 |title=Paglesham on Rochford District Council |format=HTML] . Including being home to one of the more famous smugglers in the region, "Hard Apple", who was actually the parish councillor and local constable "William Blyth" [cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/making_history/makhist10_prog6c.shtml |title=Making History: William Blyth - the Paglesham smuggler |format=HTML] .

Paglesham was also an old civil parish, connected to Rochford.

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