Eight Ash Green
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.
Postcode districts covering Eight Ash Green
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 24.2 miles
- Ipswich 18.7 miles
- Colchester 3.3 miles
- Chelmsford 18 miles
- Braintree 11 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 16 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 24.5 miles
- Wickford 23.4 miles
- Rayleigh 22.8 miles
- Felixstowe 22.9 miles
- Haverhill 20.6 miles
- Witham 9.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Eight Ash Green Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Lexden and Braiswick Ward 0.8 miles
- Fordstreet Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Aldham Parish 1.4 miles
- Copford Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Stanway Parish 1.8 miles
- West Bergholt Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Fordham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Prettygate Ward 2.4 miles
- Heckfordbridge Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Marks Tey Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Great Tey Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Eight Ash Green
CO3 9TL, CO3 8NQ, CO3 8NF, CO3 9TQ, CO3 9TT, CO6 3PT, CO6 3QS, CO3 9TY, CO6 3PS … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 23 miles
- Stansted Airport 24.6 miles
- Marks Tey Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Chappel and Wakes Colne Railway Station 3 miles
- Colchester Bus Station 3.9 miles
Hotels near Eight Ash Green Ad
- Holiday Inn Colchester 4 0.6 miles
- St Nicholas Hotel 3.9 miles
- GreyFriars 4 4 miles
- Delta Hotels Colchester 4 1.6 miles
- The George Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Colchester Boutique Hotel 3.7 miles
- Red Lion Hotel Colchester 3 3.8 miles
- The North Hill Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- The Essex Golf & Country Club Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Colchester 3 5.7 miles
Schools in Eight Ash Green
- Doucecroft School Independent - special
- Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham Primary
Local points of interest
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 3 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 3.7 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 5 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 5.5 miles
- University of Essex University 6 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 9.9 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 10.3 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 12.2 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 13.5 miles