Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Rayleigh within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Rayleigh (or Raleigh), par. and vil., Essex, 4½ miles W. of Rochford, 2906 ac., pop. 1327; P.O., T.O.; gives the title of baron to the family of Strutt; at the upper end of the vil. is a moated mound, the site of Sweyn's castle.
A village in Rochford hundred, in the county of Essex.
Two manors recorded in Domesday.
1st Manor
2nd Manor