Abberton, Essex

Abberton, Essex

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Abberton
latitude= 51.8337

longitude= 0.9118

population=
civil_parish= Abberton and Langenhoe
shire_district= Colchester
shire_county= Essex
region= East of England

constituency_westminster= North Essex
post_town= COLCHESTER
postcode_district= CO5
postcode_area=CO
dial_code= 01206
os_grid_reference= TM007190

Abberton is a village in Essex, England. It is located approximately 1 km (0.6 miles) east of Abberton Reservoir and is 6.8 km (4.2 miles) south of Colchester. The village is in the borough of Colchester and in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. The town is served by Abberton and Langenhoe Parish Council. [cite web |url=http://www.colchester.gov.uk/parish_council.asp?sec_id=146 |title=Parish/Town councils and councillors |accessdate=2007-01-21 |format=HTML |work=www.colchester.gov.uk ]

Abberton is recorded in the "Domesday Book" of 1086-7 as "Edburghetuna" and as "Edburgetuna" in the Hundred of Winstree, when it was part of the lands of Count Eustace in Essex, held by Ralph de Marcy and further held by Ranulf Peverel in demesne; it was held by Siward, a free man, as a manor in the time of King Edward before the Norman Conquest of 1066. [cite book| last =Williams | first =Ann | authorlink = | coauthors =G H Martin | title =Domesday Book: A Complete Translation | publisher = Penguin| date = | location =London | pages =pp. 990; 1025; 1303 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =9780141439945 ]

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