Parish in Colchester, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.897, 0.811 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 93 25 |
| Population: | 1,106 |
| Dialling code: | 01206 (Colchester) |
Eight Ash Green is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. It lies a few miles to the west of Colchester and is set in a patchwork of arable fields and small copses, with the nearby A12 and Marks Tey providing straightforward road and rail links into the town and towards London, which has shaped a fair number of commuter households.
The parish retains a quiet, rural character - scattered cottages and more modern housing clusters arranged around a village green and lanes - and an active local community that revolves around the parish council and occasional village events. Historically the name reflects the landscape’s ash trees, and today the local economy is largely residential with surrounding agriculture and a handful of small local enterprises; it’s popular with people seeking easy access to services in Colchester while enjoying countryside walking and a village atmosphere.
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