Little Clacton | |
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St. James' church, Little Clacton | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 2,822 (2011 census) |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CLACTON-ON-SEA |
Postcode district | CO16 |
Dialling code | 01255 |
UK Parliament | |
Little Clacton is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England.
It is located on the Tendring Peninsula, close to Clacton-on-Sea. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 2,822. [1]
The village is approximately 12 miles south-east of Colchester and 2.5 miles north of Clacton-on-Sea, and is also close to Thorpe-le-Soken, with its railway station providing direct links to London Liverpool Street and Clacton-on-Sea.
The parish church is an early twelfth century Norman church building dedicated to St James. It has three bells in its tower, including one cast by Robert Crouch and dating from 1437. [2]
Little Clacton forms part of the electoral ward called Little Clacton and Weeley. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,590. [3]
Weeley, Weeley Heath, Thorpe-le-Soken, Frinton-on-Sea, Great Holland, Clacton-on-Sea, Jaywick, Kirby-le-Soken.
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Tendring is a village and civil parish in Essex. It gives its name to the Tendring District and before that the Tendring Hundred. Its name was given to the larger groupings because it was at the centre, not because it was larger than the other settlements. In 2011 the parish had a population of 736 and the district had a population of 138,048. The linear village straddles the B1035 from Manningtree to Thorpe-le-Soken.
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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.
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