White Colne
White Colne is a village and parish in Essex, England, on the north side of the River Colne, opposite Earls Colne, and on the Colchester road, 4 miles (6.4 km) East South East of Halstead. It traces its history back to the Domesday Book and beyond. There is evidence of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic settlement in the area. White Colne railway station was a station on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway.
The village church is dedicated to St Andrew. The German film actor Anton Diffring is buried in the churchyard.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ White's Directory of Essex (1848)
- ^ "Welcome". White Colne Online. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
External links
Media related to White Colne at Wikimedia Commons
- White Colne Parish Council website
- British History Online: History of White Colne
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