Ardleigh

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Ardleigh
Coordinates: 51.9269° N 0.9831° E
Population	c. 2100
OS grid reference	TM052295
Parish	Ardleigh
District	Tendring
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLCHESTER
Postcode district	CO7
Dial code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Essex
European Parliament	East of England
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Ardleigh is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 7 km (4 miles) northeast of Colchester and is 42 km (26 miles) northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Tendring and the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. The village has its own Parish Council.^[1] The parish had a population of 2081 according to the 2001 census.^{[citation needed]}

The Great Eastern Main Line passes close to the village but the railway station is closed.^{[citation needed]} The closest railway station is now Manningtree railway station, 5 km (3 miles) northeast. The village is on the A137 road, a route from Colchester to Ipswich, Suffolk.

The Ardleigh Reservoir is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.

[edit] References

1. ^ Town and Parish Council and Clerks Details (HTML). www.tendringdc.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.

[edit] External links

• Ardleigh - White's Directory of Essex, 1848