Fordham

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 hamlet of Hemp's Green. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 841.

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 railway museum at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, England. The station is on the Sudbury Branch Line, the former Great Eastern Railway route between Marks Tey and Sudbury.

Church of St Margaret and St Catherine

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chappel and Lexden.

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.

Lexden

Suburb

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Lexden is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying approximately 1 mile west of the city centre. It has a public house called the Crown. The parish church of St Leonard's is dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, the patron saint of prisoners. Lexden is situated 3½ miles southeast 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″ north

Longitude

0.8003° or 0° 48′ 1″ east

Elevation

171 feet (52 metres)

Open location code

9F32WRF2+84

GeoNames ID

7293514

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