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Brightlingsea, Essex

Brightlingsea is a coastal and harbour town situated on Brightlingsea Creek at the mouth of the River Colne in eastern Essex. The town is within the council area of Tendring (Essex).

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Essex
Lat, Long: 51.811091,1.024583
Grid Reference: TM 0859 1682
Civil Parish: Brightlingsea CP
Council Area: Tendring CA (Essex CA)
Police Area: Essex PA

GBPN ID: 5717
Entry Type: Main listing (P)

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Brightlingsea,_Essex_5717
 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q915751
 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Brightlingsea