Little Clacton
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 where there is a railway station providing direct links to London Liverpool Street station 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]
Governance[]
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]
Local towns and villages[]
Weeley, Weeley Heath, Thorpe-le-Soken, Frinton-on-Sea, Great Holland, Clacton-on-Sea, Jaywick, Kirby-le-Soken.
References[]
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "The Parish Church of Saint James, Little Clacton". VCS Parish Council Websites. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Little Clacton and Weeley ward population 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
External links[]
Media related to Little Clacton at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 51°49′N 1°08′E / 51.817°N 1.133°E
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