Langenhoe and Abberton
Built-up area in Colchester, Essex, CO5, England
| Coordinates: | 51.831, 0.913 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 00 18 |
| Dialling code: | 01206 (Colchester) |
Langenhoe is a small, tightly knit village on the rural edge of Colchester in Essex, England, with an agricultural character and a long local history that ties into the wider Roman and medieval landscape around the town. It feels quietly remote despite being only a short drive from Colchester, with lanes, farmland and a handful of historic buildings that give it a distinctly villagey, commuter-and-farming mix of social life.
Abberton is best known for the nearby Abberton Reservoir, a major water supply and nationally important wildlife site on the Colchester outskirts; the reservoir attracts birdwatchers and naturalists for large flocks of wildfowl and waders and has helped shape local leisure and conservation activity. The parish itself is small and rural, its economy rooted in agriculture but benefiting from tourism and outdoor recreation linked to the reservoir and the surrounding marshy landscape.
Postcode districts covering Langenhoe and Abberton
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 21.1 miles
- Ipswich 18.8 miles
- Colchester 4.4 miles
- Chelmsford 19.6 miles
- Braintree 15.8 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 10.5 miles
- Wickford 22.7 miles
- Rayleigh 21.1 miles
- Felixstowe 20.3 miles
- Witham 12 miles
- Sudbury 15.9 miles
- Maldon 11.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Langenhoe Parish 0.3 miles
- Abberton Parish 0.4 miles
- Fingringhoe Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Mersea and Pyefleet Ward 1.7 miles
- Peldon Built-up area 1.8 miles
- East Donyland Parish 2 miles
- Berechurch Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Rowhedge Built-up area 2.2 miles
- High Park Corner Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Old Heath and The Hythe Ward 2.6 miles
- Layer-de-la-Haye Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Shrub End Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Langenhoe and Abberton
CO5 7AN, CO5 7LE, CO5 7LJ, CO5 7LF, CO5 7PQ, CO5 7PB, CO5 7JF, CO5 7LR, CO5 7LG … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 20.2 miles
- Stansted Airport 29.2 miles
- Wivenhoe Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Hythe (Essex) Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Colchester Bus Station 3.9 miles
Hotels near Langenhoe and Abberton Ad
- Wivenhoe House Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- St Nicholas Hotel 4.1 miles
- GreyFriars 4 4.1 miles
- The George Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- Colchester Boutique Hotel 4.2 miles
- Foresight House 2.4 miles
- The Victory at Mersea 4 3.8 miles
- Red Lion Hotel Colchester 3 4.1 miles
- Best Western The Rose & Crown Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The North Hill Hotel 3 4.2 miles
Schools in Langenhoe and Abberton
- Langenhoe Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Berechurch Hall Estate 1.4 miles
- University of Essex University 3.6 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 3.7 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 4.1 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 6.4 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 8 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 9.3 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 10.9 miles
- Pedlars Wood Forest 14.7 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 14.8 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 15.7 miles