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The Parish of East Donyland is located near Colchester. It is bordered on the East by the Roman River, the Mersea road to the South West, by Birch Brook to the North West and by the River Colne. Its main settlement is the village of Rowhedge. It is a very pretty area with a substantial area of ancient forest known as Donyland Woods.
The village's main claim to fame was its association with the large yachts owned by such people as the then Prince of Wales and Sir Thomas Lipton, that  used to race at the beginning of the last century. The majority of the skippers and crews came from the area. A number of their houses in the village were named after the boats that supplied the money to pay for them!

Our Parish Council meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Rowhedge Community Centre at 7.00 p.m. We also run a surgery there at 10.30 a.m.on the first Saturday of each month to enable residents to discuss any concerns with two duty Councillors.

Organisation Contact Details

14, High Street,
Rowhedge,
Essex.
CO5 7HQ

peterbyham@hotmail.com

01206 728563