Easthorpe | |
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![]() Cottage in Easthorpe | |
Location within Essex | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Colchester |
Postcode district | CO5 |
Easthorpe is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Copford, in the Colchester district, in the county of Essex, England. Easthorpe is on an old Roman road. Nearby settlements include the large town of Colchester and the villages of Marks Tey, Copford and Copford Green. The main A12 road and Marks Tey railway station are nearby. In 1931 the parish had a population of 113.[1] On 26 March 1949 the parish was abolished and merged with Copford, part also went to Marks Tey and Messing cum Inworth.[2]