Althorne is a village and

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, England. It is located east-southeast from the county town and city of

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of Lond ...

. The village is in the district of

Maldon district Maldon is a local government district in Essex, England. The council is based in Maldon, and the district includes other notable settlements such as Burnham-on-Crouch, Heybridge, Wickham Bishops, Southminster, Tolleshunt D'Arcy and Tollesbury ...

and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon & East Chelmsford. The village has its own Parish Council. The civil parish has a population of 1,159. Althorne is on the

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, about 5 km (3 miles) north-west of

Burnham-on-Crouch Burnham-on-Crouch is a town and civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex in the East of England. It lies on the north bank of the River Crouch. It is one of Britain's leading places for yachting. The civil parish extends east of the town ...

. It is approximately north-west from the centre of Bridgemarsh Island in the

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. The village of Althorne is connected to

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, by the Southminster Branch Line, operated by

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, which links

Wickford Wickford is a town and civil parish in the south of the English county of Essex, with a population of 33,486. Located approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of London, it is within the Borough of Basildon along with the original town of Basi ...

to London

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. The railway station is Althorne railway station, though the station itself is cut adrift from the main village, only accessible from a long and steep track leading up to the edge of Althorne. There are no

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s close to the village - the main roads being the B1010 to Burnham and the B1018 road from Maldon to nearby Southminster.

Transport

Transport in Althorne includes a train station run by Abellio Greater Anglia and a bus service that stops nearby, the 331/32 to Chelmsford.

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,128.

Etymology

The name Althorne has an unusual meaning in Old English, translating as '(place at) the burnt thorn-tree'. The name is composed of the words ''æled'' ('burnt') and ''thorn'' ('thorn-tree'). The earliest known recording of the village was in 1198 as ''Aledhorn''.

Notable people

Phillip Scott Burge Phillip Scott Burge, (29 March 1895 – 24 July 1918) was a First World War, World War One fighter pilot and flying ace. He was killed in action over France in 1918 after earning the Military Cross. Early life Burge was a student at Marlboroug ...

moved to Althorne just before World War 1. He became one of the top British fighter aces, with 11 enemy kills between March and July 1918. He was killed when he was shot down over

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, France on 24 July 1918. * Mark Lubbock (1898-1986), British conductor and composer of operetta and light music, lived with his wife, the writer Bea Howe (1898-1992), at The Old Forge, Althorne, for many years from the 1940s onward.''Who's Who in Music'', 5th edition (1969) *

John McVicar John McVicar (21 March 1940 – 6 September 2022) was a British journalist and convicted one-time armed robber who escaped from prison. Career As a criminal McVicar's criminal career began in his teens with shop break-ins and car thefts. In 1 ...

(1940-2022) convicted armed robber and journalist, was living in a caravan in Althorne at the time of his death. * Hilda Ormsby (1877-1943), British academic and geographer, died in Althorne. *

Harrison Scott Harrison Scott (born 5 March 1996) is a British racing driver. Career Karting Born in Althorne, Scott began karting in 2005 at the age of nine. Throughout his seven-year career, he took the British Karting title and two third places in the ...

(born 1996), British racing driver, was born in Althorne.Harrison Scott website
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Bridgemarsh Marina

The Marina is approximately one to two miles from the village and close to Althorne Railway Station. It is reached by Bridgemarsh Lane, an unserviced road. The Marina is situated on Althorne Creek. On the south side of the creek is Bridgemarsh Island.

References

External links

Althorne

Information and photographs of Althorne village
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