Harwich () is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east.

Harwich today is contiguous with Dovercourt and the two, along with Parkeston, are often referred to collectively as Harwich.

Regarding the atmosphere of the town, he states: " Harwich is a town of hurry and business, not much of gaiety and pleasure ; yet the inhabitants seem warm in their nests and some of them are very wealthy ".

The Royal Navy is no longer present in Harwich but Harwich International Port at nearby Parkeston continues to offer regular ferry services to the Hook of Holland ( Hoek van Holland ) in the Netherlands and Esbjerg in Denmark.

The port is famous for the phrase " Harwich for the Continent " seen on road signs and in London & North Eastern Railway ( LNER ) advertisements.

Despite, or perhaps because of, its small size Harwich is highly regarded in terms of architectural heritage, and the whole of the older part of the town, excluding Navyard Wharf, is a conservation area.

The house featured in the image of Kings Head St to the left, is unique in the town and is an example of a sailmaker's house, thought to have been built circa 1600. Notable public buildings, all later, include the parish church of St. Nicholas ( 1821 ) in a restrained Gothic style, with many original furnishings including a ( somewhat altered ) organ of the same date in the west end gallery, and the Guildhall of 1769, the only Grade I listed building in Harwich.

Harwich is home to Harwich and Dovercourt RFC ; Harwich & Parkeston F. C.

Harwich is a New England town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States.

* In the summer, the town is host to the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

* Harwich is also known for its three beautiful harbors called Allen Harbor, Wychmere Harbor and Saquatucket Harbor all located in Harwichport.

* Harwich also contains the largest lake on the Cape, called Long Pond, which serves as a private airport for planes with the ability to land on water which is in the village of Pleasant Lake.

* In North Harwich Sand Pond, a public beach and lovely swimming area, is located off Great Western Road.

* The Patriot Square Shopping Center in neighboring South Dennis is convenient for residents of North Harwich and West Harwich.

* Take note that Harwich Port is home to most of Harwich's population for year round and the summer.

Harwich is on the southern side of Cape Cod, just west of the southeastern corner.

Harwich is approximately twelve miles east of Barnstable, twenty-eight miles east of the Cape Cod Canal, 35 miles south of Provincetown, and eighty miles southeast of Boston.

Harwich is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Fourth Barnstable district, which includes ( with the exception of Brewster ) all the towns east and north of Harwich on the Cape.

Harwich was the home town of Christopher Jones, the master and quarter-owner of the Mayflower, and was also a base for that ship.

Christopher Newport, captain of the expedition that founded Jamestown, Virginia, also hailed from Harwich.

Harwich has also historically hosted a number of notable visitors, including many members of British and European royalty ; in many instances these visits are linked with Harwich's rich maritime past.

In addition Harwich is also the site of Cape Cod Regional Technical High School a 9 – 12 high school which serves most of Cape Cod.

The town is also home to Holy Trinity Regional School, a Catholic school which serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grades in West Harwich.

High school students also have the option of attending Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich free of charge.

Children in West Harwich may also attend the Harwich Elementary School located in Harwich Center.

Students who live in Yarmouth may also attend Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich or Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis ; both for grades 9-12.

He also mentions that " a traveller will hardly understand me, especially a seaman, when I speak of the River Stour and the River Orwell at Harwich, for they know them by no other names than those of Maningtre-Water, and Ipswich-Water ".

It also operated regional services between Ipswich & Felixstowe, Ipswich & Lowestoft, Ipswich & Ely, Harwich International / Ipswich & Cambridge, Ely & Peterborough, Norwich & Ely, Norwich & Sheringham, Norwich & Great Yarmouth and Norwich & Lowestoft.

He was Member of Parliament for Youghal from 1852 to 1865, and for Limerick from 1871 to 1879 ( at the 1852 general election he had also been elected for the English constituency of Harwich, but chose to sit for Youghal ).

High school students attend Nauset Regional High School in North Eastham, but also have the option of attending Cape Cod Regional Technical School in Harwich free of charge.

There are also two pilot stations at Harwich and Ramsgate, which are located beyond the estuary and the Port of London.

In his youth Rochford was an accomplished horseman and an expert yachtsman, once racing his yacht from Harwich to London against that of Richard Rigby, and was also involved in early Essex cricket matches.

He represented Cork in the Irish House of Commons and Harwich in the British House of Commons and also served as the first President of Georgia.

She was / is also a teacher at Harwich secondary school teaching 11 to 18 year old students ( mainly girls due to school policy ) in PE.

The route also provides the main artery for substantial freight traffic between the Port of Felixstowe, Harwich International Port and the rest of Great Britain, via London.

The branches to Upminster, Southend Victoria, Southminster, Braintree, Clacton-on-Sea, Walton-on-the-Naze and Harwich Town are also electrified.

In addition to WBUR's AM 1240 signal, WBUR also carries its programming on two other stations on Cape Cod -- WCCT-FM, 90. 3 MHz in Harwich and WSDH, 91. 5 MHz in Sandwich -- via local marketing agreements.

The Bill as introduced also included two new major changes based on the concept of unifying estuaries, through the creation of the county of Humberside on the Humber Estuary, and the inclusion of Harwich and Colchester in Suffolk to unify the Stour Estuary.

By 1625 the site had again fallen into disrepair and Harwich was considered to be defenceless.

Brewster has one stop light ( blinking red light-four way stop ) at the intersection of Harwich Road ( Route 124 ) and Long Pond Road ( Route 137 ).

The Long Pond Medical Center, located just over the Harwich line at the intersection of Routes 6 and 137, serves the medical needs of the town, as well as the southeastern corner of the Cape.