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Village in Essex, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Little Clacton is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England.
Little Clacton | |
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St. James' church, Little Clacton | |
Location within Essex | |
Population | 2,822 (2011 census) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CLACTON-ON-SEA |
Postcode district | CO16 |
Dialling code | 01255 |
UK Parliament | |
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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