Hockley

For other uses, see Hockley (disambiguation).

Template:GBmap Hockley is a large village and civil parish in Essex, England located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea. It came to prominence during the coming of the railway in the 1890s and has a population of around 10,000 people where many are commuters to London. The parish of Hockley itself has a population of 8,909 (2001 census), while the urban area runs into the neighbouring parish of Hawkwell. Hockley railway station serves the village.

Hockley is an Old English name meaning a woodland clearing belonging to a man called Hocca and today there is still a large wooded area named Hockley woods. Notable buildings in the town include the St Peter and Paul twelfth century church with octagonal tower and a Victorian spa pump room which is a listed building.

Hockley is also home of a burial mound, Plumberow Mount, which was excavated in 1913. The excavation found a Roman coin and some Saxon pottery which may indicate a secondary burial. The oval mound is 4 metres high and has a flattened tip. Currently it is surrounded by a metal fence to protect the site from cyclists.

External links

• Hockley Parish Council
• Hockley Community Site
• Hockley - White's Directory of Essex, 1848