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Burnham-on-Crouch

Burnham-on-Crouch
Yacht racing under spinnakers on the River Crouch, Burnham-on-Crouch
Burnham-on-Crouch is located in Essex
Burnham-on-Crouch
Burnham-on-Crouch
Location within Essex
Population7,671 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ948959
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBurnham-on-Crouch
Postcode districtCM0
Dialling code01621
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°37′42″N 0°48′52″E / 51.6284°N 0.8145°E / 51.6284; 0.8145

Burnham-on-Crouch is a town and civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex, in the East of England; it lies on the north bank of the River Crouch.[2] It is one of Britain's leading places for yachting.[2]

The civil parish extends 5 miles (8 km) east of the town to the mouth of the River Crouch. It includes the hamlets of Creeksea and Ostend west of the town; Stoneyhills to the north; and Dammer Wick, West Wick and East Wick east of the town.

  1. ^ "Town population 2011". Retrieved 22 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Stuart Fisher (5 January 2012). Rivers of Britain: Estuaries, tideways, havens, lochs, firths and kyles. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-4081-5583-7. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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