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Copford
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Copford police station
Copford is located in Essex
Copford
Copford
Population 1,689 (2011)
OS grid reference TL9223
Civil parish
  • Copford with Easthorpe
District
  • City of Colchester
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Colchester
Postcode district CO6
Dialling code 01206
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
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England
Essex
51°52′53″N 0°48′13″E / 51.88126°N 0.803719°E / 51.88126; 0.803719

Copford is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Colchester, and the hamlet of Copford Green is found a short distance to the south. The poet Matthew Arnold noted he was struck by "the deeply rural character of the village and neighbourhood."

History

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Farmhouse at Moat Farm

Copford was originally a manor held by the Bishop of London's office. Upon the death of Bishop Edmund Bonner in 1569 (also buried here) the land briefly became property of The Crown until 1609 when it returned to private ownership.

The Church of England parish church of St Michael and All Angels is Grade I listed. It is renowned for its mid-12th-century Norman wall paintings that are among the best in England. The paintings wer extensively restored in the late 19th century. Adjacent to the church is the manor house of Copford Hall.

Governance

Copford is part of the electoral ward called Copford and West Stanway. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 1,915.

Transport

Copford is situated about half a mile east of the junction between the A12 and A120 at Marks Tey.

The closest rail link is the Great Eastern Main Line, which connects London Liverpool Street to Norwich, and stops at Marks Tey station.

The village is served by the 70 and 71 bus services at the London Road end, thus giving access to Colchester, Chelmsford and Braintree via public transport.

Copford Green and the neighbouring village of Easthorpe are served every Wednesday by a community bus for which tickets must be purchased in advance.

Community

Copford is divided into 3 distinct areas of population, the largest of which is the Queensberry Avenue Estate with some 250 houses. London Road/School Road (down to the Village Hall) has approx. 190 dwellings, and the Copford Green area a further 150.

The village has a Hall built in the early 1990s, and a School parts of which date back to Victorian times, and the majority of which was rebuilt with the addition of a new School Hall in 2002 and KS2 block in 2023.

The Parish Council owns two play parks (one behind the Village Hall, the other on Queensberry Avenue), and woods complete with a picnic area and several walks.

Notable people

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