Parkeston
Parkeston is a North Sea port village in Essex, England, situated on the south bank of the River Stour about one mile up-river from Harwich. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 932.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 932 residents
- Description: village in Essex, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Parkeston, Essex”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harwich International railway station and Dovercourt railway station.
Harwich International railway station
Railway station
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harwich International railway station is a railway station on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, the station serves Harwich International Port in Essex, England.
Dovercourt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dovercourt railway station is on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the seaside town of Dovercourt, Essex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dovercourt and Harwich.
Dovercourt
Town
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovercourt is an area of Harwich in the Tendring district of Essex, England. Dovercourt has been administered as part of Harwich since at least the 17th century and forms part of the Harwich built up area.
Harwich
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harwich, pronounced 'Harich' or 'Harridge', is a port town in Essex, East Anglia. The ancient town centre is predominantly residential with a series of independent shops and the Harwich Redoubt Fort built in 1808 to defend its port against a Napoleonic invasion.
Ramsey
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ramsey is a village on the B1352 road, in the civil parish of Ramsey and Parkeston, in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. It is near the A120 road and the town of Harwich. Ramsey is situated 2 miles southwest of Parkeston.
Parkeston
- Category: locality
- Location: Ramsey and Parkeston, Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.94336° or 51° 56′ 36″ northLongitude
1.25344° or 1° 15′ 12″ eastPopulation
932Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9F33W7V3+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 54056594OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2640612Wikidata ID
Q3896128
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Parkeston” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parkeston Railway Bowling Club and PureGym.
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