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St. Nicholas' church, Tolleshunt Major |
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Tolleshunt Major
Tolleshunt Major shown within Essex |
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| OS grid reference | TL900113 |
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| Parish | Tolleshunt D'Arcy |
| District | Maldon |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MALDON |
| Postcode district | CM9 |
| Dialling code | 01621 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Maldon & East Chelmsford |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Tolleshunt Major is a small village approximately five miles north east of Maldon, in the Maldon District of Essex, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Tolleshunt D'Arcy and is situated on the northern bank of the River Blackwater.[1]
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Tolleshunt Major's only streets are Beckingham Street, Bakers Lane, Mill Lane, Witham Road, Tudwick Road and Tolleshunt D'Arcy Road, all situated within the built up part of the village, which consists of just over one hundred dwellings.
The village's parish boundaries stretch as far as Little Totham, taking in parts of Sawyers Lane and Plains Road. Other rural parts of the village include Church Road to the east, Tudwick Road to the north, Sawyers Lane and Plains Road to the west, parts of Scraley Road, Wash Lane and Bakers Green to the south.
The village, which is not on any main road, is bordered by the villages of Little Totham, Goldhanger, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Tolleshunt Knights and Great Totham North and South. Nearby towns include Maldon, Colchester, Chelmsford and Tiptree.
There are 4 golf courses within a 5 mile radius and several dozens of country walks, including Sea Wall walks along the River Blackwater estuary (nearest point Goldhanger 2ml and Tollesbury 4ml). For the fishing enthusiast there are several lakes such as Chigborough, Tolleshunt D'arcy Road (Maldon Angling Club) as well as sea fishing and canal/river fishing, subject to obtaining the appropriate licenses.
Tolleshunt Major is host to The Beckingham Business park which has a small number of businesses, ranging from a transport company to a sports equipment manufacturing company. There are no shops, street lights, mains gas supply or bus service in the village but it does have a pub, known as the Beckenham Bell.