Manningtree

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Manningtree
High street
High street
Coordinates 51 ° 57 '  N , 1 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 57 '  N , 1 ° 4'  E
OS National Grid TM105317
Manningtree (England)
Manningtree
Manningtree
Residents 900 (as of 2001) Census
administration
Post town MANNINGTREE
ZIP code section CO11
prefix 01206
Part of the country England
region East of England
Shire county Essex
District Tendring
British Parliament Harwich and North Essex

Manningtree is a small town in the English county of Essex in the District Tendring . The place is 12 km northeast of Colchester and 75 km south of Norwich . It borders directly on Mistley .

history

Settlements could be proven at the place back to Roman times . Manningtree is mentioned textually first time in 1202. The origin of the name is unclear, but is probably due to the simple Topography "many trees" ( "lots of trees" ) back. In 1238 Manningtree received market town status.

A brief mention of it is beyond in the drama Henry IV., Part 1 by William Shakespeare , in which of "roasted Manningtree ox" ( "roasted Manningtree Ox" ) is mentioned, which probably dates back to the medieval tradition here at roast a whole ox in one piece at the annual folk festival. A representation of the scene is now on a wall of houses in the city center. Manningtree was also from 1640 an important place of activity of Matthew Hopkins , a self-appointed inquisitor , whose atrocities were depicted in the film The Witch Hunter .

The cityscape is largely shaped by Georgian architecture , which indicates a heyday of the place between 1720 and 1840. Due this is probably the fact that the residents in the 18th century, the 90 km distant London over the sea supplied with food. In the flood disaster of 1953 , Manningtree was also badly hit, which subsequently led to the construction of a large protective wall.

Sightseeing and tourism

Manningtree offers an extensive beach from which one can view the coastline of Suffolk , a mixture of British architecture, which is interesting for foreign tourists, consisting of cottages and Georgian buildings. Particularly noteworthy are the numerous small, typically English retail and catering establishments. There is also a museum, a small theater ( Manifest Theater ) and two galleries ( Cooper's Gallery and North House Gallery ). There are a number of well-developed and signposted hiking trails around the city , both inland and along the coast.

In addition, from Manningtree you can quickly reach Colchester , Ipswich and Felixstowe . The city ​​is connected directly to one of London's main railway stations, Liverpool Street Station, via Manningtree railway station ; the travel time is one hour.

Town twinning

Personalities

  • Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) lived in Manningtree when she was working as a chemist for BX Plastics

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wilfrid Braun (Ed.): King Henry IV, Part I. King Heinrich IV., Part I. English-German study edition. Stauffenberg, Tübingen 2010, pp. 170f, II, 4,383f: "... that roasted Manningtree ox with the pudding in his belly."
  2. ↑ Homepage of the Manifest Theater
  3. ↑ Russell Lewis: Margaret Thatcher: a personal and political biography , London 1975, p. 15 ISBN 0-7100-8283-5

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