Ramsey, Essex Explained

Country:	England
Official Name:	Ramsey
Coordinates:	51.928°N 1.217°W
Label Position:	left
Population:	2,343
Population Ref:	(2011)^[1]
Shire District:	Tendring
Shire County:	Essex
Region:	East of England
Constituency Westminster:	Harwich
Post Town:	HARWICH
Postcode District:	CO12
Postcode Area:	CO
Dial Code:	01255
Static Image:	St. Michael's church, Ramsey, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 194612.jpg

Ramsey is a village on the B1352 road, in the civil parish of Ramsey and Parkeston, in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. It is near the A120 road and the town of Harwich. It has a pub called the Castle Inn.^[2]

The Domesday Book of 1086 records two parcels of land in the area, "Michaelstou" and "Rameseia". These were later divided into seven manors:

1. The manor of Roydon Hall
2. The manor of Ramsey Hall
3. The manor of Michaelstowe
4. The manor of East New Hall
5. The manor of Strondland
6. The manor of Le Rey (Ray Island)
7. The manor of Foulton

See also

• Ramsey Windmill, Essex
• Michaelstowe Hall

References

• A-Z Essex (page 208)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 6 September 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
2. Web site: Castle Inn Pub, The Street, Ramsey, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5HH on UK Pub Finder .com . www.ukpubfinder.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012022003/http://ukpubfinder.com/pub/24167 . 2008-10-12.