The Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston ward sits on the coast in the district of Tendring, Essex, England, immediately beside the port town of Harwich. It blends the Victorian seaside character of Dovercourt with the more industrial maritime heritage of Parkeston, which grew up around the quay and rail-linked port that once handled significant cross-Channel ferry and freight traffic.
Today the area mixes residential streets and small seafront businesses with port-related employment, light industry and logistics. That dual character gives a community shaped by both tourism - sandy beaches, promenades and local shops - and the practical economy of shipping and rail, with ongoing regeneration efforts as the locality adapts to modern transport and leisure trends while keeping a strong maritime identity.
Postcode districts covering Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 8.6 miles
- Colchester 16 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 10.6 miles
- Felixstowe 3.8 miles
- Sudbury 23 miles
- Stowmarket 20.2 miles
- Harwich 0.5 miles
- Walton-on-the-Naze 6.1 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea 7.4 miles
- Woodbridge 10.9 miles
- Kesgrave 8.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Parkeston Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Harwich Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Dovercourt All Saints Ward 0.8 miles
- Dovercourt Bay Ward 1 mile
- Dovercourt Tollgate Ward 1.1 miles
- Harwich & Kingsway Ward 1.2 miles
- Shotley Gate Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Ramsey and Parkeston Parish 1.8 miles
- Shotley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Ganges Ward 2.1 miles
- Little Oakley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Arwarton Parish 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston
CO12 4BA, CO12 4QD, CO12 4PB, CO12 4AZ, CO12 4BG, CO12 4GJ, CO12 4AX, CO12 4PD, CO12 4YA … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 35 miles
- Stansted Airport 43.7 miles
- Harwich International Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Dovercourt Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels in Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston Ad
Local points of interest
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 0.5 miles
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 2.2 miles
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 2.6 miles
- Pedlars Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 7.4 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles
- Suffolk College University 8.7 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 9.1 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 11.2 miles
- University of Essex University 13.7 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 15.2 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 15.8 miles