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Fingringhoe
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Fingringhoe is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The centre of the village is classified as a conservation area, featuring a traditional village pond and red telephone box. The Roman River flows nearby before entering the River Colne. The name means "hill-spur of the Fingringas", a tribal name denoting the "people who dwell on the finger of land". It has frequently appeared on lists of unusual place-names. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 764.
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Place details
- Locality
- Colchester
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Fingringhoe
- UK place.population
- 764
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- City of Colchester
- UK place.shire_county
- Essex
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Harwich and North Essex
- UK place.post_town
- Colchester
- UK place.postcode_district
- CO5
- UK place.postcode_area
- CO
- UK place.dial_code
- 01206
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TM029203
- UK place.website
- fingringhoe.info
- UK place.static_image_name
- St. Andrew's church, Fingringhoe, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 165715.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St. Andrew's church, Fingringhoe
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 775
- Official website
- www.fingringhoe.info
- Image
- St. Andrew's church, Fingringhoe, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 165715.jpg
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- Commons category
- Fingringhoe
- OS grid reference
- TM029203
- P8168
- Oberreute
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Fingringhoe Wick
- History
- Roman port
- Middle Ages
- Monuments
- St Andrew's Church
- References
- External links
Fingringhoe is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The centre of the village is classified as a conservation area, featuring a traditional village pond and red telephone box. The Roman River flows nearby before entering the River Colne. The name means "hill-spur of the Fingringas", a tribal name denoting the "people who dwell on the finger of land". It has frequently appeared on lists of unusual place-names. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 764.
== Geography == ===Fingringhoe Wick=== Fingringhoe is locally known for its salt marshes, which provide habitats for many birds and salt-water animals. These form part of the Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve managed by Essex Wildlife Trust.
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