Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
, England which sits on the River Colne. It is situated next to the village of
Chappel
Chappel is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Colchester, Essex which sits on the River Colne, Essex, River Colne. It is significant for its Victorian viaduct, which crosses the Colne valley.
Name and history
The present name of ''Ch ...
, with which it shares
Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station
Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station is on the Gainsborough Line, a branch to off the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Wakes Colne and the neighbouring Chappel. It is down the line from and measured ...
.
Location
Wakes Colne is a scattered village on the north side of the river Colne, west-northwest of
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colch ...
The village is relatively small but it does however have several amenities: most of which are shared with
Chappel
Chappel is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Colchester, Essex which sits on the River Colne, Essex, River Colne. It is significant for its Victorian viaduct, which crosses the Colne valley.
Name and history
The present name of ''Ch ...
. These include:
* A public house (Swan Inn Chappel)
* A CofE primary school (Chappel Primary)
*
Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station
Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station is on the Gainsborough Line, a branch to off the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Wakes Colne and the neighbouring Chappel. It is down the line from and measured ...
* A small corner shop
History
While it is unclear when the area was first occupied, in 1086 it was recorded as having 25 residents and there is evidence of Roman settlement in the nearby area dating from a much earlier time period. The
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
spent most of its history consisting of two main areas, separated by parts of Mount Bures and Chappel parishes, and four smaller detached areas, three in Chappel and one in White Colne which dated from the 16th century or earlier. Because of the divided parishes act (1882) 118 acres were transferred to Wakes Colne from neighbouring parishes and six to the adjacent parish of Chappel.