Lawford is a large village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex, England.

It is approximately 6 miles (10 km) northeast from the centre of Colchester and west of, and contiguous with, Manningtree.

The 14th-century parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building.

More recent housing developments include the Summers park and Lawford Dale housing estates constructed by Rose builders, and Manningtree Park, which as of 2023 is currently under construction.

The area includes a number of smallholdings originally built by the Land Settlement Association.