Manningtree

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Manningtree is a town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, which lies on the River Stour. It adjoins built-up areas of Lawford to the west and Mistley to the east and the three parishes together are sometimes referred to as "Manningtree". Manningtree is believed to be England's smallest but one town (see largest village in England), with a market held each Wednesday and Saturday.

The town grew around the wool trade from the fifteenth century. Many of the buildings in the centre of the town have Georgian facades which obscure their earlier origins. Notable buildings include the Methodist church on South Street, (the oldest) Methodist church in Essex, and the White Hart on the High Street.

Manningtree is known as the centre of the activities of Matthew Hopkins, the witchfinder general. The Ascension by John Constable which hangs in Dedham church, was painted for Manningtree church, sadly pulled down in the 1960s.

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External links

[Manningtree - White's Directory of Essex, 1848]

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