White Colne

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White Colne is a village and parish in Essex, England, on the north side of the River Colne, opposite Earls Colne, and on the Colchester road, 4 mi East South East of Halstead. It traces its history back to the Domesday Book and beyond. There is evidence of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic settlement in the area. White Colne railway station was a station on the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway. The village church is dedicated to St Andrew. The German film actor Anton Diffring is buried in the churchyard.

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