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| Coordinates | 51 ° 39 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ E | ||
| OS National Grid | TQ912987 | ||
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| Residents | 1031 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Essex | ||
| Ceremonial county | Essex | ||
| District | Maldon | ||
Althorne is a place ( Civil Parish ) with about 1050 inhabitants in the south of the flat Dengie Peninsula in the east of the county of Essex in south-east England .
Location and climate
The place Althorne is about 27 km (driving distance) southeast of the city of Chelmsford at an altitude of about 35 m ; the small town of Burnham-on-Crouch is only 5 km to the south-east. The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 550 mm / year) falls over the year.
economy
The area around Althorne is predominantly agricultural. Tourism also plays a certain role in the economic life of the place.
history
About 17 km to the northeast, the Romans built the Fort Othona ; from its remains, a monastery with one of the oldest preserved churches in England ( St. Peter-on-the-Wall ) was built under the direction of Bishop Cedd († 664) around the middle of the 7th century . The place Althorne itself already existed in the Middle Ages.
Attractions
St Andrew's Church , which was surrounded by the former cemetery and largely made of flint bulbs, was built in the 14th century; the bell tower (bell tower) with its stepped buttresses (buttresses) and a crenellation was grown in 1500; the nave also received a crenellated elevation. In the 16th century the chancel was renewed. The nave and chancel are not vaulted, but are covered by open roof trusses . Inside the church there is a Gothic baptismal font adorned with figures (baptismal font) .
