White Colne | |
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Village sign of White Colne | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 540 (2011 Census)[1] |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Colchester |
Postcode district | CO6 |
Dialling code | 01206 01787 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
White Colne is a village and parish in Essex, England, on the north side of the River Colne, opposite Earls Colne, and on the Colchester road, 4 miles (6.4 km) East South East of Halstead.[2] It traces its history back to the Domesday Book and beyond. There is evidence of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic settlement in the area.[3] White Colne railway station was a station on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway.
The village church is dedicated to St Andrew. The German film actor Anton Diffring is buried in the churchyard.