Tiptree
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| OS grid reference: | TL895165 | |
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| District: | Colchester | |
| Shire county: | Essex | |
| Region: | East of England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
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| Ceremonial county: | Essex | |
| Historic county: | Essex | |
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| Ambulance: | East of England | |
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| Post town: | COLCHESTER | |
| Postal district: | CO5 | |
| Dialling code: | 01621 | |
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| European Parliament: | East of England | |
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- For the writer, see James Tiptree, Jr..
Tiptree, located in Essex, is a village in England situated between Colchester and Chelmsford. Population: c. 9500. Its most notable attribute is the large jam and preserve factory, Wilkin & Sons. Wilkins products are known and sold the world over. The village also has a windmill, which can be seen from the High Street.
The village has been expanding rapidly for several years with large numbers of new houses and estates being built though it stills retains the title of being a village. Tiptree has two supermarkets, both quite large in size: the Co-op and most recently Tesco. The 'village' status was the subject of a local referendum in 1999 but residents and secondary school pupils rejected town status. Tiptree is amongst the contenders for the title of 'largest village in England' along with Kidlington, Oxfordshire; Studley, Warwickshire; and Bembridge, Isle of Wight.
Tiptree has four primary schools: St Luke's Church of England Primary school, Milldene Primary School, Tiptree Heath Primary School and Baynard's Primary School; and a secondary school: Thurstable School, which has also been designated a sports college.
It is also home to JobServe the world’s first online recruitment service, based on the Tower Business Park they now employ around 100 local people. Started in 1993 the company has grown significantly and in 2005 the company processed in excess of 2.5 million job applications. JobServe also have an office in Sydney, Australia and recently expanded into the US after purchasing CareerBoard.com and Computerwork.com.
Tiptree is administered by Colchester Borough Council and Essex County Council. It lies in the Parliamentary constituency of North Essex although the Boundary Commission has recommended the creation of a Witham constituency which would incorporate Tiptree. It is situated 10 miles from Colchester and around 50 miles north east of London. Surrounding villages include Messing, Tolleshunt Knights, Layer Marney, Inworth, Birch, Great Totham and Little Totham.
[edit] Transport
From about 1904 until 1951 the village was served by the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway (locally known as the Crab and Winkle Line). It was an early victim of the cutbacks to the British rail network of the 1950s and 1960s.
Today, the village is disected by the B1022 Colchester to Maldon road, and the B1023 Kelvedon to Tollesbury road. Tiptee is also close to the main A12 trunk road which passes through Essex.
The American science fiction author Alice Sheldon adopted the pseudonym of James Tiptree Jr in 1967. The name "Tiptree" came from a jar of marmalade and so indirectly from the Essex village. Her best work is collected in Her Smoke Rose Up Forever. A biography of her life, James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips, was published in August 2006.
