Abberton
in Essex of England, United Kingdom
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Southend Airport (20 mi) - Wethersfield Airport (20 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (29 mi)
- RAF Honington (36 mi)
- Rochester Airport (38 mi)
- Kent International Airport (39 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (41 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (42 mi)
- London City Airport (43 mi)
- London Luton Airport (55 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Crowlands Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Benton Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Ballards Gore Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Brett Vale (Golf course, 18 mi)
- The Rayleigh Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Garon Park Golf Complex (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Cretingham (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Bury St Edmunds Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Colchester Zoo (zoo, (4 mi)
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club (marina, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.834 and 0.911 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 50' 3" and E 0° 54' 39"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:45 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:17 am and 4:04 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Abberton
Abberton in Essex (England) with it's 831 inhabitants is located in United Kingdom about 50 mi (or 80 km) north-east of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Abberton is now 03:45 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Abberton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Southend Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 33 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in a distance of 36 mi (or 58 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tiptree, Ipswich, Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea and Chelmsford. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
East Gate Inn
Wivenhoe House Hotel
BW THE ROSE AND CROWN COLCH
The George
Brook Red Lion Hotel
A Hideaway Retreat
Colchester Town Centre
Colchester (Cowdray Avenue)
Colchester (A12)
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Fingringhoe Wick
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Langenhoe
Langenhoe is a village in the Colchester district of Essex, England to the south of Colchester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 536. The village church was once reputed to be amongst the most haunted buildings in Essex. This ancient church, which had been damaged in the Essex earthquake of 1884, was closed to worship in 1955 and demolished in 1963 after it was deemed structurally unsafe.
Layer Road
Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The stadium held spectators and was built in 1907, originally for use by Colchester Town Football Club. Layer Road has often had up to packed into the ground, when Colchester had been on a good FA Cup run, before the capacity was reduced to .
The Strood
The Strood is a causeway crossing the marshes and the Strood Channel between the coast of Essex in the south east of England and Mersea Island. About half a mile (800 metres) in length, it carries the B1025 Mersea to Colchester road and is the only road access to the island. It is regularly inundated at high tide; local people carry a tide table to avoid being trapped on the wrong side.
1884 Colchester earthquake
The Colchester earthquake, also known as the Great English Earthquake, occurred on the morning of 22 April 1884 at 09:18. It caused considerable damage in Colchester and the surrounding villages in Essex. In terms of overall destruction caused it is certainly the most destructive earthquake to have hit the United Kingdom in at least the last 400 years, since the Dover Straits earthquake of 1580.
Ray Island
Ray Island is a sandy mound rising out of the saltings close to Mersea Island, Essex, England. It has a shingly foreshore/beach area on its northern side, with a sizeable freshwater pond nearby, and extensive areas of rough grassland. On higher ground, there are blackthorn thickets and some old hawthorns. The southern edge of the island has some natural transition areas of saltmarsh-grassland-scrub.
Thomas Lord Audley School and Language College
Thomas Lord Audley School is a mixed 11-16 secondary school with academy status for 700 pupils, to the south of Colchester, Essex. It serves a wide and diverse catchment area, taking students from the edge of Colchester, small villages (such as Rowhedge and Fingringhoe) and the community of Mersea Island. The school building is modern, with single, double and three-storey accommodation set in pleasant grounds with hard play areas and a playing field.
Peldon
Peldon is a village in the Colchester borough of Essex, England and forms part of the Winstred Hundred civil parish. It is near the villages of Little Wigborough and Langenhoe. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and is a grade 1 listed building. Peldon was significantly damaged by the 1884 Colchester earthquake. Peldon also had two windmills. It was in the Winstree hundred.
St Michael's Church, Berechurch
St Michael's Church, Berechurch, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Berechurch, Essex, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands on the south side of Berechurch Hall Road south of the town of Colchester.
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