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United Services Club Ltd (CIU)
Barrack Lane, Harwich, Essex CO12 3NS
Tel: 01255 502463
Harwich is a busy coastal town which has an international port located on the estuary of the rivers Stour and Orwell in north-east Essex, England. Harwich is a historically important port which has provided a sheltered docking for shipping through the ages. The old town of Harwich is a conservation area containing many historic buildings. The neighbouring town of Dovercourt, while appearing much more modern, actually merits a mention in the Domesday Book what's on in Harwich.
Social Clubs in Harwich |
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| Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Club Swimming Pool Road, Wick Lane, Harwich, CO12 3TA 01255 240225 |
United Service Club Ltd Barrack Lane, Harwich, CO12 3NS 01255 502463 |
| Masonic Hall 42 Main Road, Harwich, CO12 3LP 01255 504229 |
Harwich & Parkeston Football Club Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4AA 01255 503643 |
| Little Oakley Memorial Club Harwich Road, Little Oakley, Harwich, CO12 5EB 01255 880370 |
Parkeston Railway Club Hamilton Street, Harwich, CO12 4PQ 01255 506227 |
| Harwich & Dovercourt Cricket Club West End Lane, Low Road, Harwich, CO12 3TS |
Royal Oak Main Road, Harwich, CO12 3PL 01255 502883 |
Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of
the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in
the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast,
Ipswich to the northwest and Colchester to the southwest. The town received its
charter in 1238, although there is evidence of earlier settlement - for example,
a record of a chapel in 1177, and some indications of a possible Roman presence.
Its position on the estuaries of the Stour and Orwell rivers and its usefulness
to mariners as the only safe anchorage between the Thames and Humber led to a
long period of maritime significance, both civil and military. The town became a
naval base in 1657 and was heavily fortified, with Harwich Redoubt, Beacon Hill
Battery, and Bath Side Battery. The Royal Navy is no longer present in Harwich
but adjacent Parkeston continues to offer regular ferry services to Hoek van
Holland in the Netherlands and Esbjerg in Denmark. Many operations of the large
container port at Felixstowe and of Trinity House, the lighthouse authority, are
managed from Harwich, and plans for the development of a new container port in
Bathside Bay were approved by the British government in December 2005.
The town's coastal position, however, made it vulnerable to the North Sea Flood
of 1953.Harwich today is contiguous with Dovercourt and the two along with
Parkeston are often referred to collectively as Harwich. Harwich was the home
town of Christopher Jones, the master and quarter-owner of the Mayflower, and
was also a base for that ship. The famous diarist Samuel Pepys was MP for
Harwich.
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