Harwich
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Harwich International railway station and Harwich Town 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.
Harwich Town railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harwich Town railway station is the eastern terminus of the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the port town of Harwich, Essex.
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 Ramsey.
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.
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.
Harwich
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.9324° or 51° 55′ 57″ northLongitude
1.2632° or 1° 15′ 47″ eastElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9F33W7J7+X7GeoNames ID
7293544
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