Alresford, Essex

Alresford
Ruins of St Peter's Church
Alresford Location within Essex
Population	2,009 (2011)
OS grid reference	TM069214
District	Tendring
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Colchester
Postcode district	CO7
Dialling code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Harwich and North Essex
List of places UK England Essex 51°50′57″N 1°00′08″E / 51.8492°N 1.0022°E / 51.8492; 1.0022

Alresford (/ˈɒlsfərd/ ^ⓘ OLS-fərd or /ˈeɪlsfərd/ AYLS-fərd)^[1] is a village and electoral ward in Essex, England. It is centred 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of Colchester and is 39 km (24 mi) northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village and its civil parish are the district of Tendring. The local primary school is Alresford Primary School (~150 pupils, ages 4–11) and the village has a pre-school and church. Alresford won the Essex Village of the year competition in 2012 and tied for first place (in its class) for another Essex Village of the Year award in 2019.