Althorne

Althorne

Coordinates: 51.6546° N 0.7634° E
Population	1104
OS grid reference	TQ912987
Parish	Althorne
District	Maldon
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHELMSFORD
Postcode district	CM3
Dial code	01621
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Maldon and East Chelmsford
European Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Althorne is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 21 km (13 miles) east-southeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Maldon district and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon & East Chelmsford. The village has its own Parish Council.^[1]

The civil parish has a population of 1104.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Geography

Althorne is on the Dengie peninsula, about 5km (3 miles) northwest of Burnham-on-Crouch. It is approximately 3 km (2 miles) northwest from the centre of Bridgemarsh Island in the River Crouch.

The village of Althorne is connected to London, by the Southminster Branch Line, operated by 'one', which links Wickford to London Liverpool Street Station. The railway station is Althorne railway station. There are no A roads close to the village.