Burnham-on-Crouch is a town as well as civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex in the East of England. It lies on the north bank of the River Crouch. It is among Britain's leading areas for yacht. The civil parish expands 5 miles (8 kilometres) eastern of the town to the mouth of the River Crouch. It consists of the districts of Creeksea and Ostend west of the town, Stoneyhills to the north and also Dammer Wick, West Wick as well as East Wick eastern of the community. Although the community has a population of little over 7,500, it is the major settlement in the broader Dengie peninsula area (population 20,000), suggesting it has facilities that are unusual in villages, such as a movie theater, a laundrette, a post office, 22 certified drinking establishments and also 3 pharmacies.