Hawkwell Residents' Association - Hawkwell, Essex
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  • ABOUT HAWKWELL ESSEX - BY THE HAWKWELL RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONFirst of all a little history. There is the name itself -- Hawkwell -- and here is the first mystery. The Rev, Philip Morant writing in the 1760�s suggests that the name is derived from Hawk and well, or spring, which seems simple enough, although another historian (Philip Benton) in 1867 thought it derived from the German Hochwell or the High Well. There were indeed two wells in the Parish - one on the ridge of the upper common near the White Hart Inn, which was the High Well, and one in Ironwell Lane. The latter was known as the Iron Well because of the hardness of its water compared to the soft water of the High Well. Why we should have the name originally in German and then translated into English doesn�t seem to be explained. A further explanation is that the name in fact derives from the Saxon words for �bend in the stream�. The Domesday Book of 1086 mentions our Parish as Hacuuella or Hechuuella, and the Saxon for bend or hook was �haca�. Haca-wiella was probably the name of the stream and Hawk probably came later due to confusion with the bird name. Through the ages the name was variously written as Hakewell, Hawkeswelle and Hawkewell.Hawkwell is part of the District of Rochford. Rochford, comprising c76,000 souls, is situated in the south-east of Essex and is bordered by the River Crouch and the North Sea to the north and east and shares its land boundaries with the districts of Basildon, Castle Point and Southend-on-Sea. Rochford is mainly rural, comprising large areas of protected green belt land and large rural parishes, with the two main towns of Rochford and Rayleigh. The area is well connected to London by rail and road and has a large commuter population. It also contains London Southend airport.There has been much development in the area, which is largely residential, resulting from the district's strong road and rail links with London. Growth has centred on the Rayleigh area, and in parts of Hawkwell, Hockley and Rochford. The district is wholly parished, containing 12 rural parishes and the two town councils of Rayleigh and Rochford. Rayleigh town comprises 38 per cent of the district's total electorate, while Rochford town comprises 9 per cent.Hawkwell has a busy Parish Council and a popular Hawkwell Residents� Association (http://www.hawkwell.net) which has over 250 members. The Hawkwell RA has created a number of community schemes; Hawkwell Village Care, the Hawkwell HeartStart Group, a School Train and most recently the Rochford District Bus Users Surgery. A Local Agenda 21 theme runs through many community projects. The Hawkwell HeartStart Group funds and support four HeartWatch teams in the Rochford District. This means that with Hullbridge HeartWatch and our four teams, Hawkwell, Rochford, Ashingdon and Hockley there is now contiguous 24 hour HeartWatch cover for 38,000 people which represents 50% of the Rochford District. It is believed that this is the largest single area of 1st Responder cover outside of the United States and the largest in Europe.When the ambulance control centre receives a call an ambulance and a volunteer are dispatched simultaneously. The idea is that the volunteer will be able to reach the patient before the ambulance arrives giving basic life support if needed. Training on resuscitation and the use of a semi-automatic defibrillator is given by the Essex Ambulance Service. Volunteers work on a mutually agreed rota basis giving as little or as much time as they wish.Local links: http://www.hawkwell.net and http://www.rochford.gov.uk

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