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 miles12.1 km
- Basildon 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Colchester 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Chelmsford 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Gillingham 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Grays 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Chatham 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Gravesend 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Braintree 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Brentwood 19.5 miles31.5 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Sittingbourne 21.1 miles34 km
Neighbouring places
- Althorne Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Mayland Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Latchingdon Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stoneyhills Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Southminster Built-up area 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Burnham-on-Crouch Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Steeple Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Creeksea Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Mundon Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Burnham-on-Crouch South Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Canewdon Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Roche North and Rural Ward 3.6 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Althorne
CM3 6DF, CM3 6DH, CM3 6DU, CM3 6DB, CM3 6DE, CM3 6BZ, CM3 6BJ, CM3 6YH, CM3 6DR … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Stansted Airport 27.6 miles44.4 km
- Althorne Railway Station 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Burnham-on-Crouch Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
Hotels near Althorne Ad
- Ye Olde White Harte Hotel 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Creeksea Place Barns 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Oyster Smack Inn 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 6.8 miles11 km
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Camelia Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- The Swan Hotel Bar and Grill 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Oakland 2 6.3 miles10.2 km
Local points of interest
- Roots Hall Stadium 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 9 miles14.4 km
- West Mersea Beach Beach 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Hylands Estate 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Dines Hall Country house 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 16.7 miles26.8 km