Alphamstone is a village and

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, England. It is located south of

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and is northeast from the county town of

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. The village is in the district of Braintree and in the parliamentary constituency of Braintree. The parish is part of the Stour Valley South parish cluster. The parish is with a geology of fertile clay-soils, and is at an elevation of above sea level. The population is included in the civil parish of Lamarsh. The village is a mile west of the River Stour, which forms the Essex-Suffolk county-border in the local area. The village has one parish church, the

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St Barnabas. It was built in the thirteenth century and went through restorations in the 16th and 19th centuries. The churchyard also features seven

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stones, potentially once a prehistoric stone circle. In 1831 the population of the village was 244 inhabitants.Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) It is about from the nearest railway station at Bures on the Sudbury Branch Line. Its nearest significant road link is the A131.

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External links

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http://www.essexchurches.info - Alphamstone Church on Essex Churches website

GENUKI reference library on Alphamstone
* Villages in Essex Braintree District {{Essex-geo-stub