Abberton, Essex

For the village in Worcestershire with the same name, see Abberton, Worcestershire.

Abberton
Abberton  Abberton shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TM007190
Civil parish	Abberton and Langenhoe
District	Colchester
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLCHESTER
Postcode district	CO5
Dialling code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Essex
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File:Abberton and Langenhoe Essex.jpg

Village sign for Abberton and Langenhoe

Abberton is a village in Essex, England. It is located approximately 0.62 mi (1.00 km) east of Abberton Reservoir and is 4.2 mi (6.8 km) south of Colchester. The village is in the borough of Colchester and in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. The town is served by Abberton and Langenhoe Parish Council.

There is a post office in the village.

Abberton is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086-87 as Edburghetuna and as Edburgetuna in the Hundred of Winstree, when it was part of the lands of Count Eustace in Essex, held by Ralph de Marcy and further held by Ranulf Peverel in demesne; it was held by Siward, a free man, as a manor in the time of King Edward before the Norman conquest of 1066.

Abberton is among the villages which suffered damage from the 1884 Colchester earthquake.

Church

Church of St Andrew, Abberton

The Church at Abberton is St Andrew. It is located at the end of Rectory Lane approximately three hundred yards from Abberton Reservoir.

External links

• Abberton in the Domesday Book