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Thorrington
Sign in to saveThorrington is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It lies east of Wivenhoe and north of Brightlingsea. The striking medieval flint church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene, and the patrons of the church are St John's College, Cambridge.At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,429.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Thorrington
- UK place.civil_parish
- Thorrington
- UK place.population
- 1,429
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- Tendring
- UK place.shire_county
- Essex
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.post_town
- Colchester
- UK place.postcode_district
- CO7
- UK place.postcode_area
- CO
- UK place.dial_code
- 01206
- UK place.static_image_name
- Thorrington Tide Mill 201.jpg
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Tendring
- Population
- +1258
- Image
- Thorrington Tide Mill 201.jpg
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- Hans Mühlenfeld
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Thorrington is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It lies east of Wivenhoe and north of Brightlingsea. The striking medieval flint church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene, and the patrons of the church are St John's College, Cambridge.At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,429.
Thorrington is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Torinduna. From handwritten sources held by the Church, Thorrington has also been known as Turituna (1152–71); Torritona (1202), Thurituna (1237), Thurington (1248), Thurinton (1253). Thorinton (1255), Tornidune (1272), Tyriton (1274), Thornton (1285), Thoriton (1295), Thoweryngton (1476), Thurrington (1594).