Barrow Hill, Essex Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Barrow Hill
Coordinates:51.7915°N 0.9299°W
Os Grid Reference:TM020143
Shire District:Colchester
Shire County:Essex
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Harwich and North Essex
Post Town:COLCHESTER
Postcode District:CO5
Postcode Area:CO
Dial Code:01206

Barrow Hill is a hamlet in Essex, England. It is located on Mersea Island, approximately 2km (01miles) north-northeast of West Mersea near to where the Strood causeway meets the island. The hamlet is 33km (21miles) east-northeast of the county town, Chelmsford. Barrow Hill is in the borough of Colchester and in the parliamentary constituency of Harwich and North Essex. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of West Mersea.

It takes its name from a conspicuous Romano-British barrow.

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