Alphamstone
| Alphamstone | |
 St. Barnabas church, Alphamstone |
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  Alphamstone |
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| OS grid reference | TL884358 |
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| Civil parish | Alphamstone |
| District | Braintree |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BURES |
| Postcode district | CO8 |
| Dialling code | 01787 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Saffron Walden |
Coordinates: 51°59′20″N 0°44′34″E / 51.9890°N 0.7428°E
Alphamstone is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Sudbury, Suffolk and is 34 km (21 mi) northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Braintree and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. The parish is part of the Stour Valley South parish cluster.[1]
The village is very close (about 1.6 km (0.99 mi)) to the River Stour, which forms the Essex/Suffolk border in the local area.
It is about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the nearest railway station at Bures on the Sudbury Branch Line. Its nearest significant road link is the A131.
References
- ↑ "Parish cluster map" (JPG). www.braintree.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
External links
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Media related to Alphamstone at Wikimedia Commons - http://www.essexchurches.info - Alphamstone Church on Essex Churches website
- Alphamstone in the Domesday Book
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