Althorne

Althorne

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Althorne
latitude= 51.6546

longitude= 0.7634

population= 1104
civil_parish= Althorne
shire_district= Maldon
shire_county = Essex
region= East of England

post_town= CHELMSFORD
postcode_district= CM3
postcode_area=CM
dial_code= 01621
os_grid_reference= TQ912987
constituency_westminster= Maldon and East Chelmsford

Althorne is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 21 km (13 miles) east-southeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Maldon district and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon & East Chelmsford. The village has its own Parish Council. [cite web |url=http://www.maldon.gov.uk/LocalDemocracy/ParishCouncils/clerks.htm |title=Parish Council Contacts |accessdate=2007-01-23 |format=HTML |work=www.maldon.gov.uk ]

The civil parish has a population of 1104.Fact|date=February 2007

Geography

Althorne is on the Dengie peninsula, about 5km (3 miles) northwest of Burnham-on-Crouch. It is approximately 3 km (2 miles) northwest from the centre of Bridgemarsh Island in the River Crouch.

The village of Althorne is connected to London, by the Southminster Branch Line, operated by National Express East Anglia, which links Wickford to London Liverpool Street Station. The railway station is Althorne railway station. There are no A roads close to the village.

Althone Folk Lore

It was a strongly believed legend by the population of the pre-nineteenth century Dengie Peninsula, that 'Riverview Hill Lake' was an enchanted lake. People from all around the Dengie would travel to bathe in the lake in the hope of revitalizing their body and soul, or else curing some form of ill health. The lake was thought to be linked to a legendary white wizard who lived on Riverview Hill. The history of the enchanted lake is thought to be linked to the high population of the elderly who currently reside within Althorne, as many elderly people of the pre-nineteenth century decided to move to Althorne for the benefit of more frequent bathing in the lake. Despite the myth's influence on Althorne's population, no evidence has been found concerning any kind of healing power possessed by 'Riverview Hill Lake'.

References

External links

* [http://www.althorne.org/ Althorne]
* [http://www.dengie.org.uk www.dengie.org.uk - A local directory containing history, current life and photographs of Althorne]


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