Wivenhoe is a town and civil parish in the Colchester district, in north-eastern Essex, England, approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Colchester. Historically Wivenhoe village, on the banks of the River Colne, and Wivenhoe Cross, on the higher ground to the north, were two separate settlements; however, with considerable development in the 19th century, the two have since merged.
Wivenhoe riverfront on the River Colne
The old Garrison House in East Street, Wivenhoe displays one of the finest examples of pargeting in the region, and was built around 1675
St Mary's Church Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe Park, by John Constable, 1816. (National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.)
The City of Colchester is a local government district with city status in Essex, England, named after its main settlement, Colchester. The district also includes the towns of West Mersea and Wivenhoe and the surrounding rural areas stretching from Dedham Vale on the Suffolk border in the north to Mersea Island in the Colne Estuary in the south.
Colchester Castle in Colchester, the administrative centre and largest settlement
City of Colchester
Tiptree, one of the outlying settlements of the City of Colchester District
Great Horkesley, one of the many outlying villages of the City of Colchester District
