Harwich

Harwich, a seaport of Essex, situated on a neck of land on the southern shore of the estuary of the Stour and Orwell, 18 miles E.N.E. of Colchester. It is an old borough dating from the 14th century, and till 1885 returned a member to Parliament. It has a large fortified harbour, and its suburb, Parkeston Quay, is a starting-place of steamers to Antwerp and Rotterdam. Ship-building, fishing, and cement-making employ the inhabitants. Dovercourt, to the south of Harwich, is a pleasant watering-place with a sea-wall 2 miles in length.