| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Birch |
| Coordinates: | 51.8458°N 0.8215°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | TL944201 |
| Population: | 873 |
| Population Ref: | (2011)[1] |
| Civil Parish: | Birch |
| Shire District: | City of Colchester |
| Shire County: | Essex |
| Region: | East of England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Witham |
| Post Town: | COLCHESTER |
| Postcode District: | CO2 |
| Postcode Area: | CO |
| Dial Code: | 01206 |
| Static Image Name: | St. Peter's Church - geograph.org.uk - 112636.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 250 |
| Static Image Caption: | St. Peter's Church |
Birch is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is located approximately 5miles south-west of Colchester and 17miles north-east of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. There is a parish council.[2]
The parish incorporates the hamlet of Heckfordbridge.
It is only 2.5miles 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.[3] In 2023 it is threatened with demolition as the Church of England cannot afford to repair it.
According to the 2001 census, Birch had a population of 817, increasing to 873 at the 2011 Census.[1]
Birch forms part of the electoral ward called Birch and Winstree. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 5,651.[4]