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.

Pleasant Lake has remained as it always was, one of the least known Harwich villages.

He went to the Sir Anthony Deane Comprehensive ( now known as The Harwich School ) on Hall Lane in Dovercourt.

In 1547 Jillingham ( Gillingham ) water, as Chatham Dockyard was then known, is mentioned as second only in importance to Deptford ; followed by Woolwich, Portsmouth and Harwich.

Beacon Hill Battery ( also known as Beacon Hill Fort ) was built to defend the port of Harwich, Essex.

HM Fort Roughs was one of several World War II installations that were designed by Guy Maunsell and known collectively as His Majesty's Forts or as Maunsell Sea Forts, and its purpose was to guard the port of Harwich, Essex.

Because of its strategic position, Harwich was the target for the invasion of Britain by William of Orange on November 11, 1688.

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.

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 the Member of Parliament for 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 operates its own school system for its approximately 1, 400 students.

Later, while Harwich was on route to India, he transferred to Pegasus, a slave ship bound for West Africa.

On 7 January a Dutch trumpeter arrived in Harwich, carrying with him two letters for the Spanish consul.

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 ".

Woolverstone is home to the Royal Harwich Yacht Club that was for many years host to the Swordfish 15-foot racing dinghy built by Fairey Marine, in addition to its 12-foot Firefly, a derivative of the National 12-foot dinghy, both designed by the great sailor Uffa Fox.

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

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 ).

In April 1712 he left Harwich for Rotterdam to lead the British troops taking part in the war.

The town separated from Harwich as the northern, more wealthy parish of Harwich in 1693, and was officially incorporated as its own town in 1803 when the less wealthy citizens of Harwich were upset that the town's institutions were all on Brewster's main street ( Route 6A ), including the town hall and churches.

In 1996, Stena Line introduced its 20, 000 tonne HSS ( High-speed Sea Service ) vessels, which operated from Belfast to Stranraer, Holyhead to Dún Laoghaire and Hoek van Holland to Harwich.

It is older than its smaller but better-known neighbour, the port of Harwich, and appears in the Domesday Book of 1086.

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.

View from the Harwich Redoubt, showing its commanding position over the estuary

In 1961 the Regiment returned to the UK for the first since its creation, being based in Harwich.

The house scenes featured a location house built on 3 stories, with open views of the estuary as far as the north Kent coastline, Harwich and Felixstowe to its left viewpoint, and Bradwell, Isle of Sheppey and further to its right.