Countess Cross
Countess Cross is a hamlet in the civil parish of Colne Engaine, near the town of Halstead in the Braintree district, in the English county of Essex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station is situated 2½ miles southeast of Countess Cross.
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. East Anglian Railway Museum is situated 2½ miles southeast of Countess Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chappel and Rose 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. Chappel is situated 2½ miles southeast of Countess Cross.
Rose Green
Hamlet
Rose Green is a hamlet on the A1124 road and the River Colne, near the village of Wakes Colne in the Colchester district, in the English county of Essex. Rose Green is situated 2½ miles southeast of Countess Cross.
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 3 miles northeast of Countess Cross.
Countess Cross
- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in Essex, England, UK
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Colne Engaine, Braintree District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.9457° or 51° 56′ 45″ northLongitude
0.71622° or 0° 42′ 58″ eastElevation
220 feet (67 metres)Open location code
9F32WPW8+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 347681355OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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