Birch
Parish in Colchester, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.847, 0.805 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 93 20 |
| Dialling code: | 01206 (Colchester) |
The small rural village and civil parish of Birch lies in the Borough of Colchester in Essex, England. It occupies a patchwork of arable fields, hedged lanes and small wooded pockets typical of the Essex countryside, and feels distinctly quieter than the neighbouring urban areas while still being within easy reach of the town.
Locally there is a strong sense of community centred on a village hall, occasional fetes and the parish church, and a number of older, often listed, houses hint at the area's long history. The local economy remains rooted in agriculture and small businesses, with many residents commuting into Colchester and nearby towns for work, which gives the parish a mixed character of farming hamlets and residential commuters.
Postcode districts covering Birch
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Ipswich 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Basildon 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Colchester 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Chelmsford 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Braintree 11 miles17.7 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Canvey Island 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Billericay 22.3 miles36 km
- Wickford 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Rayleigh 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Felixstowe 24.1 miles38.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Marks Tey and Layer Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Layer Breton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Heckfordbridge Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Layer Marney Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Copford Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Layer-de-la-Haye Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stanway Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Marks Tey Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Messing-cum-Inworth Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Prettygate Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Great and Little Wigborough Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Shrub End Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Birch
CO3 0SP, CO2 0NF, CO2 0NG, CO2 0NE, CO2 0NS, CO2 0NH, CO2 0NZ, CO5 9HH, CO2 0NJ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Stansted Airport 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Marks Tey Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Kelvedon Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Colchester Bus Station 4.9 miles8 km
Hotels near Birch Ad
- Marks Tey Hotel Colchester 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Greyfriars 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Holiday Inn Colchester 4 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Wivenhoe House Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The George Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Colchester Boutique Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Victory at Mersea 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 8.9 miles14.4 km
Schools in Birch
- Birch C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Berechurch Hall Estate 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 5 miles8 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Marks Hall Estate 6.3 miles10.2 km
- University of Essex University 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles10.7 km
- West Mersea Beach Beach 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 10.6 miles17 km
- Dines Hall Country house 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles20.1 km