Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
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| Place | Fingringhoe |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.842543 |
| Longitude | 0.939656 |
| Place Type | Village |
Fingringhoe, a village in the Colchester district of Essex, breathes the quiet, salt-tinged air of England's Eastern region. It lies 2.1 km south-west of Wivenhoe (from Wivenhoe: bearing 221°T, OS grid TM 025 200), and is situated west-south-west of High Park Corner village. The land around Fingringhoe slopes gently towards the Colne Estuary, a place where the sky often seems to stretch infinitely, painted with the subtle hues of dawn and dusk that have long inspired artists. History whispers from the ancient church of St. Andrew, its weathered stones a silent testament to centuries of quiet devotion, and the village green, a humble expanse where the echoes of past gatherings seem to linger on the breeze. Though no grand pronouncements mark its origins, Fingringhoe carries the unassuming grace of a place that has simply endured, its character shaped by the ebb and flow of the nearby tides and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
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Explore Fingringhoe, Essex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.842543, 0.939656. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |