Little Clacton

Little Clacton
St. James' church, Little Clacton
Little Clacton Location within Essex
Population	2,822 (2011 census)
Civil parish	Little Clacton
District	Tendring
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CLACTON-ON-SEA
Postcode district	CO16
Dialling code	01255
UK Parliament	Clacton

Little Clacton is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England.

Village

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]

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

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
2. "The Parish Church of Saint James, Little Clacton". VCS Parish Council Websites. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
3. "Little Clacton and Weeley ward population 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.

External links

• Media related to Little Clacton at Wikimedia Commons
• Little Clacton Parish Council