Dovercourt

Dovercourt
Town centre
Dovercourt is located in Essex
Dovercourt
Dovercourt
Location within Essex
OS grid referenceTM244308
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARWICH
Postcode districtCO12
Dialling code01255
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°55′51″N 1°15′49″E / 51.9308°N 1.2637°E / 51.9308; 1.2637

Dovercourt is a seaside town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harwich, in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. It is older than its smaller but better-known neighbour, the port of Harwich. The name is common Brittonic with "Dover" coming from "dwfr", which is "water" in modern Welsh; the origin of "court" is unknown but possibly meant "land cut off by".[1] The first mention of the town, as Douorcortae, is in CE1000.[2] Dovercourt appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. Today Harwich and Dovercourt are contiguous towns. In 1921 the parish had a population of 7,695.[3]

Dovercourt is a seaside resort which offers shops and cafes for visitors and residents. The main shopping area is the High Street, with shops from independents to the national chains. The town is served by Dovercourt railway station.

  1. ^ "Survey of English Place-Names". The English Place Names Society. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "AngloSaxon Wills, Dorothy Whitelock, 1930". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Dovercourt CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2021.