White Colne

White Colne
White Colne
 White Colne shown within Essex
Population 540 (2011 Census)[1]
DistrictBraintree
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Colchester
Postcode district CO6
Dialling code 01206 2 and 01787 2
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentNorth Essex
List of places
UK
England
Essex

Coordinates: 51°56′10″N 0°43′34″E / 51.936°N 0.726°E / 51.936; 0.726

White Colne is a village and parish in Essex, England, on the north side of the River Colne, opposite Earls Colne, and on the Colchester road, 4 miles East South East of Halstead.[2] It traces its history back to the Domesday book and beyond. There is evidence of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic settlement in the area.[3] White Colne railway station was a station on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway.

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. White's Directory of Essex (1848)
  3. "Welcome". White Colne Online. Retrieved 2009-03-13.

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