Easthorpe, Essex: A Small Historic Settlement on an Old Road

Easthorpe is a small village in Essex, now within the civil parish of Copford with Easthorpe. It stands on an old Roman road and was formerly an ancient parish in its own right until administrative changes in the 20th century.
Population: 113 inhabitants in the last census before the old parish was abolished in 1931.
Distance: about 4 miles west of Colchester, close to Marks Tey.
Highlights: St Mary's Church, Easthorpe Hall and its quiet rural setting near one of Essex's best-known Roman corridors.