Copford

Copford
Copford police station
Copford
Location within Essex
Population1,726 (Parish, 2021)
OS grid referenceTL9223
Civil parish
  • Copford
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townColchester
Postcode districtCO6
Dialling code01206
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

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." The parish also includes the village of Easthorpe. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,726.