Fingringhoe

Coordinates: 51°50′38″N 0°56′49″E / 51.844°N 0.947°E / 51.844; 0.947
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Fingringhoe
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townColchester
Postcode districtCO5
Dialling code01206
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitefingringhoe.info
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°50′38″N 0°56′49″E / 51.844°N 0.947°E / 51.844; 0.947

Fingringhoe is a village and

civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The centre of the village is classified as a conservation area, featuring a traditional village pond and red telephone box. The Roman River flows nearby before entering the River Colne.[3] The name means "hill-spur of the Fingringas", a tribal name denoting the "people who dwell on the finger of land".[4] It has frequently appeared on lists of unusual place-names.[5]

Geography

Fingringhoe Wick

Fingringhoe is locally known for its salt marshes, which provide habitats for many birds and salt-water animals. These form part of the Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve managed by Essex Wildlife Trust.[3]

History

Roman port

During the 1st Century AD Fingringhoe was home to a river port which serviced the nearby provincial capital of Roman Britain at Camulodunum (modern Colchester).[6][7] Given the lack of a known road between Fingringhoe and Colchester, it is likely that seagoing vessels stopped in Fingringhoe, where their cargo was transferred to smaller riverboats.[8]

Middle Ages

A manor located at Fingringhoe was donated by

abbey of Saint-Ouen at Rouen.[9]

Monuments

St Andrew's Church

A prominent feature in the centre of the village, the north wall of St Andrew's Church dates back to the 12th century.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ "FPC".
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-9548010-0-7
    . Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ISBN 978-0-521-16855-7
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  5. ISBN 9781440507397.[permanent dead link
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  6. ^ "Iron-Age and Roman Colchester", A History of the County of Essex: Volume 9: The Borough of Colchester (1994): 2-18, Janet Cooper, C R Elrington (Editors), A P Baggs, Beryl Board, Philip Crummy, Claude Dove, Shirley Durgan, N R Goose, R B Pugh, Pamela Studd, C C Thornton.. British History Online. Web. 01 June 2014
  7. ISBN 1 897719 04 3
    )
  8. ^ "Fingringhoe Wick (Beacon) Port". Roman Britain. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  9. ^ Véronique Gazeau, Normannia monastica: Prosopographie des abbés bénédictins (Xe siècle-XIIe siècle), Publications du CRAHM, Caen, 2007.
  10. ISBN 978-0-300-11614-4
    . Retrieved 17 July 2012.


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