Fordham
Fordham is a locality in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Fordham is situated nearby to the village Fordstreet, as well as near the locality Gallows Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station and East Anglian Railway Museum.
Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station
Railway station
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Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station is on the Gainsborough Line, a branch to Sudbury off the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Wakes Colne and the neighbouring Chappel.
East Anglian Railway Museum
Museum
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The East Anglian Railway Museum is a museum located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, England, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fordham and Chappel.
Fordham
Hamlet
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Fordham is a village and civil parish in the Colchester district of Essex, England, six miles north-west of Colchester. As well as Fordham village, the parish also includes the hamlets of Fordham Heath and Hemp's Green.
Chappel
Village
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Chappel is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The River Colne flows through the village. It is significant for its Victorian viaduct, which crosses the Colne valley.
Bures
Village
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Bures is a village in eastern England that straddles the Essex/Suffolk border, made up of two civil parishes: Bures Hamlet in Essex and Bures St Mary in Suffolk. In 2011 it had a population of 1433. Bures is situated 3½ miles north of Fordham.
Fordham
- Type: Locality
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.9233° or 51° 55′ 24″ northLongitude
0.8003° or 0° 48′ 1″ eastElevation
171 feet (52 metres)Open location code
9F32WRF2+84GeoNames ID
7293514
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