Place:Birch, Essex, England

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NameBirch
Alt namesBricceiasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 100
Briciasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 100
Parva Bricceiasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 100
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates51.833°N 0.817°E
Located inEssex, England
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Birch is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located approximately southwest of Colchester and northeast of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the borough of Colchester and in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. There is a Parish Council.

It is only from Abberton Reservoir.

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building, but has been derelict since it closed in the late 20th century.

According to the 2001 census, Birch had a population of 817.

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