Tollesbury

Tollesbury
Tollesbury Village sign
Tollesbury Location within Essex
Population	2,621 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TL958101
Civil parish	Tollesbury
District	Maldon
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Maldon
Postcode district	CM9
Dialling code	01621
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Witham
List of places UK England Essex 51°46′N 0°50′E / 51.76°N 0.84°E / 51.76; 0.84

Tollesbury is a village in England, located on the Essex coast at the mouth of the River Blackwater. It is situated nine miles east of the historic port of Maldon and twelve miles south of Colchester.

For centuries Tollesbury, the village of the plough and sail, relied on the harvests of the land and the sea. The main trade and export of Tollesbury, which still thrives to this day, has long been oysters.