Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.936°N 0.726°W |
Official Name: | White Colne |
Population: | 540 |
Population Ref: | (2011 Census)[1] |
Shire District: | Braintree |
Shire County: | Essex |
Region: | East of England |
Constituency Westminster: | Braintree |
Post Town: | Colchester |
Postcode District: | CO6 |
Postcode Area: | CO |
Dial Code: | 01206 2 and 01787 2 |
Static Image Name: | White Colne Village sign (geograph 5920679).jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Village sign of White Colne |
White Colne is a village and parish in Essex, England, on the north side of the River Colne, opposite Earls Colne, and on the Colchester road, East South East of Halstead.[2] It traces its history back to the Domesday Book and beyond. There is evidence of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic settlement in the area.[3] White Colne railway station was a station on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway.
The village church is dedicated to St Andrew. The German film actor Anton Diffring is buried in the churchyard.