Birch, Essex

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Birch
Birch shown within Essex
Population	817 (2001)
OS grid reference	TL944201
Parish	Birch
District	Colchester
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLCHESTER
Postcode district	CO2
Dialling code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Essex
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Coordinates: 51°50′45″N 0°49′17″E / 51.8458, 0.8215

Birch is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located approximately 8 km (5 miles) southwest of Colchester and 27 km (17 miles) northeast of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the borough of Colchester and in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. There is a Parish Council.^[1]

It is only 4 km (2 miles) from Abberton Reservoir.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 817.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

1. ^ Parish/Town councils and councillors (HTML). www.colchester.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.

[edit] External links

• Birch Parish Council Web Site
• Birch C of E Aided Primary School, Home Page
• Mainly about the villages of Birch, Layer Breton and Layer Marney near Colchester, Essex

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