Barrow Hill, Essex

For other uses, see Barrow Hill (disambiguation).

Barrow Hill
Barrow Hill Barrow Hill shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TM020143
District	Colchester
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLCHESTER
Postcode district	CO5
Dialling code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Essex
List of places UK England Essex

Coordinates: 51°47′29″N 0°55′48″E / 51.7915°N 0.9299°E / 51.7915; 0.9299

Barrow Hill is a hamlet in Essex, England. It is located on Mersea Island, approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) north-northeast of West Mersea near to where the Strood causeway meets the island. The hamlet is 33 km (21 mi) east-northeast of the county town, Chelmsford. Barrow Hill is in the borough of Colchester and in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of West Mersea.

It takes its name from a conspicuous Romano-British barrow.

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Towns and villages of the Colchester borough of Essex, England

Abberton Aldham Barrow Hill Birch Boxted Colchester Fingringhoe Fordstreet Marks Tey Myland Old Heath Stanway Tiptree West Mersea Wivenhoe West Bergholt Islands Mersea Island

The town of Colchester List of places in Essex

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