Copford

Copford
Copford police station
Copford Location within Essex
Population	1,689 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TL9223
Civil parish	Copford with Easthorpe
District	City of Colchester
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Colchester
Postcode district	CO6
Dialling code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Witham
List of places UK England Essex 51°52′53″N 0°48′13″E / 51.88126°N 0.803719°E / 51.88126; 0.803719

Copford is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Colchester, and the hamlet of Copford Green is found a short distance to the south. The poet Matthew Arnold noted he was struck by "the deeply rural character of the village and neighbourhood."^[2]