Harwich () is a town in Essex.

Parkeston () is a North Sea port in Essex, England, situated on the south bank of the River Stour about one mile ( 1. 6 km ) up-river from Harwich.

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.

The town became a naval base in 1657 and was heavily fortified, with Harwich Redoubt, Beacon Hill Battery, and Bath Side Battery.

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 town of Harwich includes the villages of Pleasant Lake, West Harwich, East Harwich, Harwich Port, Harwich Center, North Harwich and South Harwich.

The town of Harwich contains several smaller census-designated places ( CDPs ) for which the U. S. Census reports more focused geographic and demographic information.

Harwich is governed by the open town meeting form of government, led by a town administrator and a board of selectmen.

There are two smaller non-municipal libraries – the Chase Library on Route 28 in West Harwich at the Dennis town line, and the Harwich Port Library on Lower bank St. in Harwich Port.

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

There is no rail service in town but the Cape Cod Rail Trail rotary is located in North Harwich near Main Street.

During his childhood and adolescence, Shawn had lived in tough, blue-collar, urban towns like Rockland, Massachusetts and Brockton, Massachusetts before moving to the more quiet & small oceanside town of Harwich.

Currently two routes are being operated: one, a day and night freight and passenger service, to Harwich, Essex and the other, a night, freight only service to Killingholme, Lincolnshire.

vo: Harwich ( Essex )

Automation in the modern context began in the early 1980s, made possible firstly by the construction of lantern top helipads at remote rock lighthouses, to enable the rapid transfer of technicians to a lighthouse in the event of a breakdown, and secondly, by the development of remote control technology, which enables all lighthouses and lightvessels to be monitored and controlled from the Trinity House Operations and Planning Centre, in Harwich, Essex.

Access is provided by steps down from the top of the cliff, but the lighthouse was automated in 1994 and is now remotely monitored from the Trinity House operations centre in Harwich, Essex.

Liverpool Street serves destinations in the East of England including Stansted airport, Southend airport, Cambridge, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Ipswich, Clacton-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Colchester, Braintree, Southend-on-Sea and the port of Harwich, as well as many suburban stations in north-eastern London, Essex and Hertfordshire.

it becomes tidal just after Manningtree in Essex and joins the North Sea at Harwich.

He travelled to Antwerp and was able to board a ship bound for Harwich in Essex.

Born in Harwich, Essex, he trained at Colchester School of Art in Colchester and Central St Martins College in London.

* Mayflower Line, the railway line from Manningtree to Harwich in Essex, England

The town is situated across the estuary of the River Orwell and the River Stour from Harwich in Essex.

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.

In 1756 he was created Baron Harwich, of Harwich in the County of Essex, in the Peerage of Great Britain, which entitled him to a seat in the House of Lords.

* Bernard Jenkin ( Harwich and North Essex )

Newton was born in Harwich, Essex.

Bernard Christison Jenkin ( born 9 April 1959 ) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and the current Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Harwich and North Essex.

He was further created Lord Harwich, Baron of Harwich, in the County of Essex, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1756 with a seat in the House of Lords.

In 1730 his younger son, the nineteenth Baron, was created Viscount Harwich, in the County of Essex, and Earl FitzWalter, in the Peerage of Great Britain.

* Harwich, Essex

Automated in 1983, it is now monitored and controlled from the Trinity House Operations Control Centre at Harwich in Essex.

It remains in use today, monitored and controlled from the Trinity House Operations and Planning Centre at Harwich, Essex.

Countess Juliana's son Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk founded a chapel at Harwich and granted it to Colne Priory, Essex, a Vere foundation.