Althorne is a small village and civil parish in the Maldon district of Essex, tucked onto the Dengie peninsula beside the salt marshes of the River Crouch estuary. It is served by a local station on the Crouch Valley Line, which gives it a quiet commuter link while preserving a distinctly rural, waterside character.
The village has historic roots going back centuries and a community shaped by farming, boating and estuary-based leisure. Its creeks, mudflats and reedbeds are popular with birdwatchers and walkers, and small local businesses, pubs and community activities reflect a close-knit social life centred on the landscape rather than heavy industry.
Postcode districts covering Althorne
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 7.5 miles
- Basildon 14.4 miles
- Colchester 17.1 miles
- Chelmsford 13.3 miles
- Gillingham 21.2 miles
- Grays 21.9 miles
- Chatham 22.7 miles
- Gravesend 22.8 miles
- Braintree 18.1 miles
- Brentwood 19.5 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 19.4 miles
- Sittingbourne 21.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Althorne Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Mayland Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Latchingdon Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Stoneyhills Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Southminster Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Burnham-on-Crouch Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Steeple Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Creeksea Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Mundon Parish 3 miles
- Burnham-on-Crouch South Ward 3.1 miles
- Canewdon Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Roche North and Rural Ward 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Althorne
CM3 6DU, CM3 6BZ, CM3 6EN, CM3 6DP, CM3 6DE, CM3 6BX, CM3 6YH, CM3 6BU, CM3 6DN … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 6.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 27.6 miles
- Althorne Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Burnham-on-Crouch Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Althorne Ad
- Ye Olde White Harte Hotel 3.2 miles
- The Oyster Smack Inn 4 2.9 miles
- Creeksea Place Barns 2.2 miles
- The Cherry Tree Rochford 5.3 miles
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 8.8 miles
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 6.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 6.8 miles
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 6.4 miles
- Camelia Hotel 4 8.8 miles
- The Swan Hotel Bar and Grill 6.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Roots Hall Stadium 7.9 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 9 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 10.7 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 12.8 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 13.3 miles
- Hylands Estate 14.5 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 14.5 miles
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 14.8 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 15.2 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 16.7 miles