Hockley
| Hockley | |
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Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul | |
Hockley Location within Essex | |
Interactive map of Hockley | |
| Population | 9,639 (Parish, 2021) 15,425 (Hockley and Hawkwell built up area, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | TQ826924 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOCKLEY |
| Postcode district | SS5 |
| Dialling code | 01702 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Hockley is a large village and civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex, England. It is located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea, or, more specifically, between Rayleigh and Rochford. It came to prominence during the coming of the railway in the 1890s. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 9,639. The urban area has grown to be contiguous with the neighbouring village of Hawkwell; the Office for National Statistics now classes them as a single built up area that it calls "Hockley and Hawkwell", which had a population of 15,425 in 2021.
Hockley railway station serves the village.