Althorne

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Althorne
Althorne shown within Essex
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
Dialling code	01621
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Maldon and East Chelmsford
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Coordinates: 51°39′17″N 0°45′48″E / 51.6546, 0.7634

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]}

1 Geography
2 Althone Folk Lore
3 References
4 External links

[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 National Express East Anglia, which links Wickford to London Liverpool Street Station. The railway station is Althorne railway station. There are no A roads close to the village.

[edit] Althone Folk Lore

It was a strongly believed legend by the population of the pre-nineteenth century Dengie Peninsula, that 'Riverview Hill Lake' was an enchanted lake. People from all around the Dengie would travel to bathe within the lake in the hope of revitalizing their body and soul, or else curing some form of ill health. The lake was thought to be linked to a legendary white wizard who lived on Riverview Hill. The history of the enchanted lake is thought to be linked to the high population of the elderly who currently reside within Althorne, as many elderly people of the pre-nineteenth century decided to move to Althorne for the benefit of more frequent bathing in the lake. Despite the myth's large influence on Althorne's population, no evidence has been found concerning any kind of healing power 'Riverview Hill Lake' may have, in fact it is now thought that bathing in the lake could put your health in jeopardy.