Tollesbury
Tollesbury is a village and civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex, England. It lies on the coast at the mouth of the River Blackwater. It is situated east of the historic port of Maldon and south of Colchester. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,810.
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Place details
- Locality
- Maldon
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,621
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- The village sign
- Features of the village
- History
- The Tollesbury Murder
- Parish church
- Congregational Church
- Tollesbury Granary
- Tollesbury Wick Marshes
- Filming Location
- 1972 Pop Festival Panic
- Nearby places
- References
- External links
Tollesbury is a village and civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex, England. It lies on the coast at the mouth of the River Blackwater. It is situated east of the historic port of Maldon and south of Colchester. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,810.
For centuries Tollesbury, the village of the plough and sail, relied on the harvests of the land and the sea. The main trade and export of Tollesbury, which still thrives to this day, has long been oysters.