Wakes Colne

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Wakes Colne
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Wakes Colne
Location within Essex
Population538 (2011) [1]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Colchester
Postcode district CO6
Dialling code 01206 2 and 01787 2
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Ambulance East of England
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51°55′30″N0°45′22″E / 51.925°N 0.756°E / 51.925; 0.756

Wakes Colne is a village in Essex, England which sits on the River Colne. It is situated next to the village of Chappel, with which it shares Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station.

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Location

Wakes Colne is a scattered village on the north side of the river Colne, 8 miles (13 km) west-northwest of Colchester, and 5 miles (8 km) east-southeast of Halstead. [2] It is within the Harwich and North Essex constituency.

Amenities

The village is relatively small but it does however have several amenities: most of which are shared with Chappel. These include:

History

While it is unclear when the area was first occupied, in 1086 it was recorded as having 25 residents and there is evidence of Roman settlement in the nearby area dating from a much earlier time period. [5] The parish spent most of its history consisting of two main areas, separated by parts of Mount Bures and Chappel parishes, and four smaller detached areas, three in Chappel and one in White Colne which dated from the 16th century or earlier. Because of the divided parishes act (1882) 118 acres were transferred to Wakes Colne from neighbouring parishes and six to the adjacent parish of Chappel. [5]

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References

  1. "Parish population 2015" . Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. White's Directory of Essex (1848)
  3. "Swan Inn Chappel". www.swaninn-chappel.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. "Chappel C of E Primary School - Contact Details". chappel.essex.sch.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Wakes Colne: Introduction | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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