Crockleford Heath
Crockleford Heath is hamlet in the civil parish of Ardleigh in Essex. It is located 2+1⁄2 miles south-west of the village centre. Crockleford Heath once had its own school, built in about 1832 for the children of agricultural labourers; it later became a Church of England mission chapel.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Essex, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Crockleford Heath, Essex”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hythe railway station and Colchester Academy.
Hythe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Monika, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hythe railway station in Essex is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving Hythe and other eastern areas of Colchester. Hythe railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Crockleford Heath.
Colchester Academy
School
Colchester Academy, formerly Sir Charles Lucas Arts College, is a secondary school in Colchester, Essex specialising in English and Health Sciences. It opened on 6 September 2010.
Ardleigh Gravel Pit
Park
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardleigh Gravel Pit is a 1.2-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ardleigh in Essex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. Ardleigh Gravel Pit is situated 2 miles northeast of Crockleford Heath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fox Street and Elmstead Market.
Elmstead Market
Village
Photo: Roger W Haworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elmstead Market is a village in the civil parish of Elmstead, in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It lies 2+1⁄4 miles north-east of Wivenhoe and 4+1⁄4 miles east of Colchester. Elmstead Market is situated 2 miles southeast of Crockleford Heath.
The Hythe
Suburb
The Hythe is an area in the southeastern part of Colchester in Essex, England, on the River Colne. Historically it was a hamlet. The Hythe was home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactured automobile parts. The Hythe is situated 2 miles southwest of Crockleford Heath.
Crockleford Heath
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Ardleigh, Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.89789° or 51° 53′ 52″ northLongitude
0.96305° or 0° 57′ 47″ eastElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
9F32VXX7+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 10822231804OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Crockleford Heath” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Crockleford Heath”
- French: “Crockleford Heath”
- Irish: “Crockleford Heath”
- Welsh: “Crockleford Heath”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Greenstead and Parson’s Heath.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Churn Wood and Thousand Acre Wood.
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