Mistley

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Mistley
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Statistics
Population:
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: TM117318
Administration
District: Tendring
Shire county: Essex
Region: East of England
Constituent country: England
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county: Essex
Historic county: Essex
Services
Police force: Essex Police
Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}}
Ambulance: East of England
Post office and telephone
Post town: Manningtree
Postal district: CO11
Dialling code: 01206
Politics
UK Parliament:
European Parliament: East of England

Mistley is a large village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex. It is around 11 miles northeast of Colchester and is east of, and almost contiguous with Manningtree. The parish consists of Mistley and New Mistley both lying beside the Stour Estuary and Mistley Heath a kilometre to the south. It is served by Mistley railway station on the Mayflower Line.

In a somewhat contradictory fashion, the map openly marks a Secret Bunker. This was built in 1951 as one of five Cold War control rooms in Essex. It was open as a museum for a few years but closed in 2002.

MIstley is the village where Mathew Hopkins, the witchfinder general, was most active. He stayed in The Thorn hotel, on Mistley High Street.

Mistley Cricket Club plays its home games in New Road, next to the church. New players are always welcomed.

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