Alresford, Essex
| Alresford, Essex | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of St Peter's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM069214 |
| Location: | 51°50’57"N, 1°0’8"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,009 (2011) |
| Post town: | Colchester |
| Postcode: | CO7 |
| Dialling code: | 01206 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Tendring |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Essex |
Alresford is a village and ancient parish in the Tendring Hundred of Essex. It is centred six miles south-east of Colchester and is 25 miles north-east of the county town of Chelmsford. The local primary school is Alresford Primary School and the village also has a pre-school and church.
Population
According to national census figures for April 2001, there were 2,125 inhabitants in 842 households, with an almost even gender balance. The percentage of the population above the age of 45 is higher than the national average.[1] The population of the parish reduced to 2,009 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Geography
The village lies above Alresford Creek, a tributary to the River Colne.
The village's railway station usually sees one service per hour to Walton-on-the-Naze and Colchester. There are also some peak-time services to Clacton-on-Sea and London Liverpool Street.[3]
Culture
The village contains the ruins of an old Anglican church (St Peter's), built about 1300, by Anfred de Staunton, which burnt down in 1971,[4] replaced by the 1975 Essex-barn style church of St Andrew's.
Close to the church is the Village Hall that is used for many other local activities including the local Scout Group, indoor bowling, weddings, photographic club, luncheon club and for elections. This was extended in 2015. Behind the church and village hall is the recreation ground, with a children's playground and space for football pitches used by Alresford Colne Rangers F.C. who have a club house with changing rooms attached to the Village Hall. There are also two bookable, flood-lit all-weather pitches.
A mile to the south of the village, past the ruins of St Peter's, is the picturesque Alresford Creek. Here are fifty yacht moorings managed by the Alresford Creek Boat Owners Association. (The ford is no longer passable by 4x4 vehicles due to the amount of mud at the bottom of the creek. Although it is still marked as fordable on GPS and paper maps.)
References
- ↑ National Statistics Online: statistics for Alresford
- ↑ "Ward/Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119958&c=Alresford&d=16&e=62&g=6425783&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1443102020181&enc=1. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Ltd, swlines. "Realtime Trains | Departures from Alresford (Essex)". http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/ALR/2016/09/26/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=call&order=wtt. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ St Peter's Church, 1969
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