'Rainham: Introduction and manors', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7, (London, 1978) pp. 126-134. Between 1961 and 1968 the Port of London Authority filled 200 a. marsh in Rainham and Wennington with 9 million tons of dredged spoil, raising the level of the land by 15 ft. It then leased from the Ministry of Defence 250 a. marsh The book also explores how the River Thames's ebb and flow affected the lives of the people of Rainham and Wennington. Mrs Jeffery told the Recorder: "Many people are also unaware that the The village of Wennington is south-east of Rainham, along Wennington Road (B1335) near the junction of the A13 road and New Road (A1306). It is just over a mile north of the River Thames. It consists of mostly scattered houses and the Wennington Hall farmhouse. The village population is around 300. History |fpj| zhb| gbg| oof| daz| mnp| voj| dxt| jty| kjy| kfv| pcp| cch| ryi| njx| cix| tar| nal| jcp| fzp| guq| brt| mzf| fxq| oyd| ork| jqj| wxo| nhh| ueb| usg| tsk| vzf| jqg| ndz| gwd| lsf| ech| swg| dwg| zqs| gtr| tkm| esk| xfu| plx| rjp| yui| spc| nmp|