Harwich
Sign in to saveHarwich is a port town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-on-Sea to the south. It is the northernmost coastal town in Essex.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Harwich England.jpg
- UK place.official_name
- Harwich
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population
- 18,794
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Harwich
- UK place.shire_district
- Tendring
- UK place.shire_county
- Essex
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Harwich and North Essex
- UK place.post_town
- HARWICH
- UK place.postcode_area
- CO
- UK place.postcode_district
- CO12
- UK place.dial_code
- 01255
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TM243313
- COA wide.image
- Coat of arms of Harwich.svg
- COA wide.escutcheon
- Gules a portcullis chained Or studded and spiked Azure.
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- Royal Naval Dockyard
- Lighthouses
- Transport
- Architecture
- Governance
- Administrative history
- International Shanty Festival
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- See also
- Notes
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Harwich is a port town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-on-Sea to the south. It is the northernmost coastal town in Essex.
Its position on the estuaries of the Stour and Orwell rivers, with its usefulness to mariners as one of the safest ports between the Thames and the Humber, led to a long period of civil and military maritime significance. The town became a naval base in 1657 and was heavily fortified, with Harwich Redoubt, Beacon Hill Battery, and Bath Side Battery.