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Althorne
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Althorne Village Sign
Althorne is located in Essex
Althorne
Althorne
Population 1,159 (2011)
OS grid reference TQ912987
Civil parish
  • Althorne
District
  • Maldon
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHELMSFORD
Postcode district CM3
Dialling code 01621
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
  • Maldon
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°39′17″N 0°45′48″E / 51.6546°N 0.7634°E / 51.6546; 0.7634

Althorne is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 21 km (13 mi) east-southeast from the county town and city 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.

The civil parish has a population of 1,159.

Althorne is on the Dengie peninsula, about 5 km (3 miles) north-west of Burnham-on-Crouch. It is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) north-west 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 Abellio Greater Anglia, which links Wickford to London Liverpool Street Station. The railway station is Althorne railway station, though the station itself is cut adrift from the main village, only accessible from a long and steep track leading up to the edge of Althorne. There are no A roads close to the village – the main roads being the B1010 to Burnham and the B1018 road from Maldon to nearby Southminster.

Transport

Transport in Althorne includes a train station run by Abellio Greater Anglia and a bus service that stops nearby, the 331/32 to Chelmsford.

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,128.

Etymology

The name Althorne has an unusual meaning in Old English, translating as '(place at) the burnt thorn-tree'. The name is composed of the words æled ('burnt') and thorn ('thorn-tree'). The earliest known recording of the village was in 1198 as Aledhorn.

Notable people

  • Phillip Scott Burge moved to Althorne just before World War 1. He became one of the top British fighter aces, with 11 enemy kills between March and July 1918. He was killed when he was shot down over Seclin, France on 24 July 1918.
  • Mark Lubbock (1898–1986), British conductor and composer of operetta and light music, lived with his wife, the writer Bea Howe (1898–1992), at The Old Forge, Althorne, for many years from the 1940s onward.
  • John McVicar (1940–2022) convicted armed robber and journalist, was living in a caravan in Althorne at the time of his death.
  • Hilda Ormsby (1877–1943), British academic and geographer, died in Althorne.
  • Harrison Scott (born 1996), British racing driver, was born in Althorne.

Bridgemarsh Marina

Althorne
Bridgemarsh Marina

The Marina is approximately one to two miles from the village and close to Althorne Railway Station. It is reached by Bridgemarsh Lane, an unserviced road. The Marina is situated on Althorne Creek. On the south side of the creek is Bridgemarsh Island.

See also

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