Clacton-on-Sea,often simply called Clacton,is a seaside town and resort in the county of Essex,on the east coast of England. It is located on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District,with a population of 53,200 (2021). The town is situated around 77 miles northeast of London,40 mi (65 km) east-northeast of Chelmsford,58 mi (93 km) northeast of Southend-on-Sea,16 mi (26 km) southeast of Colchester and 16 mi (26 km) south of Harwich.
Tendring District is a local government district in north-east Essex,England. Its council is based in Clacton-on-Sea,the largest town. Other towns are Brightlingsea,Harwich,Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.
Walton-on-the-Naze is a seaside town on the North Sea coast. It is part of the parish of Frinton and Walton,in the Tendring district in Essex,England. The town is located north of Clacton and south of the port of Harwich;Frinton-on-Sea lies to the south of the town. The town has a population of 12,054,according to the 2011 census;in 1931,the parish had a population of 3,071. The town attracts many visitors;The Naze and the pier are the main attractions.
Frinton-on-Sea is a seaside town and a former civil parish,now in the parish of Frinton and Walton,in the Tendring district of Essex,England. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 4,837.
Thorpe-le-Soken is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex,England. It is located east of Colchester,west of Walton-on-the-Naze and Frinton-on-Sea,and north of Clacton-on-Sea.
Felixstowe railway station is the eastern passenger terminus of the Felixstowe Branch Line,in the east of England and is the only surviving station serving the coastal town of Felixstowe,Suffolk. It is 15 miles 51 chains (25.2 km) down the line from Ipswich and 84 miles 30 chains (135.8 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;the preceding station on the line is Trimley. Its three-letter station code is FLX.
The Sunshine Coast Line is the current marketing name of what originally was the Tendring Hundred Railway Line,a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England. It links Colchester to the seaside resorts of Clacton-on-Sea and,via a branch,Walton-on-the-Naze. The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 7,SRS 07.08,and is classified as a London &South East commuter line. Passenger services on the line are currently operated by Greater Anglia.
Clacton is a constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Nigel Farage of Reform UK. It is centred on the seaside town of Clacton,hence its name.
Alresford railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line,a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line,in the East of England,serving the village of Alresford,Essex. It is 57 miles 63 chains (93.0 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Wivenhoe to the west and Great Bentley to the east. In official literature it is shown as Alresford (Essex) in order to distinguish it from the station of the same name in Hampshire. Its three-letter station code is ALR.
Weeley railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line,a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line,in the East of England,serving the village of Weeley,Essex. It is 62 miles 78 chains (101.3 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Great Bentley to the west and Thorpe-le-Soken to the east. Its three-letter station code is WEE.
Great Bentley railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line,a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line,in the East of England,serving the village of Great Bentley as well as the nearby settlements of Brightlingsea,Frating,Thorrington and St Osyth. It is 60 miles 66 chains (97.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Alresford to the west and Weeley to the east. Its three-letter station code is GRB.
Wivenhoe railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line,a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line,in the East of England,serving the small town of Wivenhoe,Essex. It is 56 miles (90 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Hythe to the west and Alresford to the east. Its three-letter station code is WIV.
Hythe railway station in Essex is on the Sunshine Coast Line,a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving Hythe and other eastern areas of Colchester. It is 53 miles 49 chains (86.3 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street. Its three-letter station code is HYH.
Thorpe-le-Soken railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line,a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line,in the East of England,serving the village of Thorpe-le-Soken,Essex. It is 65 miles 7 chains (104.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street. Its three-letter station code is TLS. To the west the preceding station is Weeley and to the east the following stations are Clacton-on-Sea on the single-stop Clacton branch or Kirby Cross on the branch to Walton-on-the-Naze.
Clacton-on-Sea railway station is one of the two eastern termini of the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England,serving the town of Clacton-on-Sea,Essex. The line is a branch that diverges from the Great Eastern Main Line at Colchester,from where trains also run to Colchester Town and Walton-on-the-Naze. It is 69 miles 56 chains (112.17 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street. Its three-letter station code is CLT and it is managed by Greater Anglia,which also operates all trains serving the station.
Kirby Cross railway station is on the Walton branch of the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England,serving the village of Kirby Cross,Essex. It is 67 miles 55 chains (108.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Thorpe-le-Soken to the west and Frinton-on-Sea to the east. Its three-letter station code is KBX.
Walton-on-the-Naze railway station is one of the two eastern termini of the Sunshine Coast Line,a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line,in the East of England. It serves the seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze,Essex. It is 70 miles 15 chains (113.0 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street. Its three-letter station code is WON. The preceding station on the line is Frinton-on-Sea.
Little Clacton is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district,in the county of Essex,England.
Aldeburgh railway station served the town of Aldeburgh,Suffolk,England. It was opened in 1860 by the East Suffolk Railway and later came under the control of the Great Eastern Railway. It was the terminus of an 8.5-mile branch line to Saxmundham and was closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe.
Thorington railway station was a station in Thorrington,Essex on the line from Colchester to Walton on the Naze and Clacton,opened in 1866 and closed in 1957. The station was situated in between Alresford and Great Bentley. It was closed due to its close proximity to the much busier station at Great Bentley,just half a mile down the track.
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