Coordinates: 51°46′17″N 0°47′49″E / 51.7714°N 0.797°E
| Tolleshunt D'Arcy | |
 St. Nicholas' church, Tolleshunt D'Arcy |
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  Tolleshunt D'Arcy
Tolleshunt D'Arcy shown within Essex |
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| Population | 10,796 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Tolleshunt D'Arcy |
| District | Maldon |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MALDON |
| Postcode district | CM9 |
| Dialling code | 01621 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Maldon & East Chelmsford |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Tolleshunt D'Arcy is a village and civil parish[1] in the county of Essex in the East of England.
The Parish has a Parish council, and lies within the area of Maldon District Council.[1]
Margery Allingham the crime writer lived with her husband at D'Arcy House in the centre of the village from 1935 until her death in 1966. Her memoir "The Oaken Heart" (1941) was based on life in the village during the war. [2]
Jeremy Bamber, a mass murderer, shot dead his adoptive parents, sister and twin six-year-old nephews at the family farmhouse about one kilometre from the centre of the village.
The village web site[3] contains information on village events such as fêtes, quizzes, hall hire and about the village businesses.
References
- ^ a b "Parish Council Contacts" (HTML). www.maldon.gov.uk. October 2006. http://www.maldon.gov.uk/LocalDemocracy/ParishCouncils/clerks.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
- ^ http://www.margeryallingham.org.uk/darcy.htm
- ^ http://www.tolleshuntdarcy.co.uk
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