Wakes Colne

Wakes Colne is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It lies on the River Colne, near the village of Chappel, with which it shares Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station. At the 2021–2022 [United Kingdom censuses|2021 census] the parish had a population of 506.

Location

Wakes Colne is a scattered village on the north side of the river Colne, west-northwest of Colchester, and east-southeast of Halstead. It is within the Harwich and [North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|Harwich and North Essex] constituency.

Amenities

The village is relatively small but it does however have several amenities: most of which are shared with Chappel. These include:

History

While it is unclear when the area was first occupied, in 1086 it was recorded as having 25 residents and there is evidence of Roman settlement in the nearby area dating from a much earlier time period. The parish spent most of its history consisting of two main areas, separated by parts of Mount Bures and Chappel parishes, and four smaller detached areas, three in Chappel and one in White Colne which dated from the 16th century or earlier. Because of the divided parishes act 118 acres were transferred to Wakes Colne from neighbouring parishes and six to the adjacent parish of Chappel.