Abberton, Essex

Abberton
Village sign for Abberton and Langenhoe
Abberton
Location within Essex
Population448 (Parish, 2021)
OS grid referenceTM007190
Civil parish
  • Abberton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOLCHESTER
Postcode districtCO5
Dialling code01206
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Abberton is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is located approximately 0.62 mi (1.00 km) east of Abberton Reservoir and is 4.2 mi (6.8 km) south of Colchester. The village is in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex. It shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Langenhoe. The parish boundary between Abberton and Langenhoe follows Mersea Road (the B1025). The two villages now form a single built up area, which the Office for National Statistics calls "Langenhoe and Abberton". At the 2021 census Abberton parish had a population of 448, and the Langenhoe and Abberton built up area had a population of 1,015.