| Dovercourt | |
|---|---|
 Town centre | |
  Dovercourt Location within Essex | |
| OS grid reference | TM244308 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARWICH |
| Postcode district | CO12 |
| Dialling code | 01255 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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.
- ^ "Survey of English Place-Names". The English Place Names Society. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "AngloSaxon Wills, Dorothy Whitelock, 1930". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Dovercourt CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2021.