Birch, Essex

Birch
Birch
	St. Peter's Church
	Birch Location within Essex
Population	873 (2011)
OS grid reference	TL944201
Civil parish	Birch;
District	City of Colchester;
Shire county	Essex;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLCHESTER
Postcode district	CO2
Dialling code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Witham;
	List of places UK England Essex 51°50′45″N 0°49′17″E / 51.8458°N 0.8215°E

Birch is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Colchester and 17 miles (27 km) north-east of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. There is a parish council.^[2]

The parish incorporates the hamlet of Heckfordbridge.

It is only 2.5 miles (4 km) from Abberton Reservoir.

The parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul is a Grade II listed building, but has been derelict since it closed in the late 20th century.^[3] In 2023 it is threatened with demolition as the Church of England cannot afford to repair it.

According to the 2001 census, Birch had a population of 817, increasing to 873 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

Governance

Birch forms part of the electoral ward called Birch and Winstree. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 5,651.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^ "Parish/Town councils and councillors". www.colchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2007.
^ "St Peter and St Paul, Birch, Essex". Victorian Society. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ "Birch and Winstree Ward population 2011". Retrieved 28 September 2015.

External links

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[ONS-1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

[2] "Parish/Town councils and councillors". www.colchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2007.

[3] "St Peter and St Paul, Birch, Essex". Victorian Society. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.

[4] "Birch and Winstree Ward population 2011". Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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