Thorrington
| Thorrington | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Thorrington Tide Mill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM096199 |
| Location: | 51°50’18"N, 1°2’28"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,258 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Colchester |
| Postcode: | CO7 |
| Dialling code: | 01206 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Tendring |
Thorrington is a village and parish in the Tendring hundred of Essex. It lies three miles east of Wivenhoe and two miles north of Brightlingsea. The striking mediæval flint church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene, and the patrons of the church are St John's College, Cambridge.
Thorrington is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Torinduna. From handwritten sources held by the Church, Thorrington has also been known as Turituna (1152-71); Torritona (1202), Thurituna (1237), Thurington (1248), Thurinton (1253). Thorinton (1255), Tornidune (1272), Tyriton (1274), Thornton (1285), Thoriton (1295), Thoweryngton (1476), Thurrington (1594).
Geography
On the west side, the Tenpenny Brook forms the parish boundary between Thorrington and Alresford. At the point where the brook flows into the Alresford Creek (a branch of the Colne Estuary) stands Thorrington Mill. This is a tide mill built in 1831 and now a Grade-II* listed building. The east and northern boundaries of the parish are bounded by the Saltwater Brook. Where the Saltwater Brook flows into Flag Creek (formerly Borefleet Creek or Byrflytt) is the former site of another Tidal Mill.
The Colchester to Clacton railway line passes just to the north of the village. Thorrington's station was opened in 1867, and closed in 1957. Great Bentley station is now the closest railway station, located around two miles north-east of the village.
Local schools
Great Bentley Primary School is the nearest primary school which serves the catchments of Thorrington, Great Bentley, Frating, Little Bentley and Aingers Green, which caters for around 210 boys and girls aged 4–11.[2] This school was built in 1896 and has recently undertaken some rebuilding work in 2003, maintaining its historic front throughout. Currently, this school is rated good or two in its latest Ofsted inspection report.[3]
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129630&c=Thorrington&d=16&e=62&g=6426254&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1443194435444&enc=1. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ [1], Great Bentley School, accessed 03 May 2012
- ↑ [2], Ofsted report, accessed 03 May 2012
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Thorrington) |
- Link to National Archive
- Entry in Kelly's Directory of Essex, 1882
- Historic England. "The mill (425904)". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=425904
- Thorrington Tide Mill on Essex Country Parks website
