Lawford

{{Short description|Village in Essex, England}}

{{about|the village in Essex}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2015}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|coordinates = {{coord|51.940|1.045|display=inline,title}}

|label_position = bottom

|official_name= Lawford

|population = 4,302

|population_ref= (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125481&c=Lawford&d=16&e=62&g=6426038&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1473010907939&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=4 September 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

|shire_district= Tendring

|shire_county = Essex

|region= East of England

|constituency_westminster= Harwich and North Essex

|post_town= Manningtree

|postcode_district = CO11

|postcode_area= CO

|dial_code= 01206

|os_grid_reference= TM092310

|london_distance_mi = 55

|london_direction = SW

|static_image_name = St Mary's Church, Lawford.jpg

|static_image_caption= St Mary's Church, Lawford

}}

Lawford is a large village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex, England. It is approximately {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} northeast from the centre of Colchester and west of, and contiguous with, Manningtree. Mistley merges with the east side of Manningtree. Lawford has two junior schools, Lawford Church of England Primary School and Highfields Primary School, situated near Manningtree High School.

The 14th-century parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building.{{NHLE|num =1261462|desc= Church of St Mary |accessdate = 22 April 2014}}

{{main|St Mary's Church, Lawford}}

Ogilvie Hall is the name of the village hall on Wignall Street, and there is a more modern facility called The Venture Centre off Bromley Road.{{cite web|title=Lawford|url=https://www.lawfordpc.org.uk/lawford|publisher=VCS Parish Council Websites|accessdate=12 October 2022}}

The Leftley Housing estate, situated towards the east of the village, is a typical 1960s development of mainly semi-detached houses and bungalows.

More recent housing developments include the Summers park and Lawford Dale housing estates constructed by Rose builders, and Manningtree Park, which as of 2023 is currently under construction.

The area includes a number of smallholdings originally built by the Land Settlement Association.Bercaw, Louise Oldham; "Bibliography on Land Utilization 1918-36"; p. 1011