Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town in the Tendring peninsula and district in Essex, England, and was founded as an urban district in 1871. It is a seaside resort that saw a peak of tourists in the summer months between the 1950s and 1970s. The town's economy continues to rely significantly on entertainment and day-trip facilities and it is strong in the service sector, with a large retired population. The north-west part of the town has two business/industrial parks. In the wider district, agriculture and occupations connected to the Port of Harwich provide further employment.
Population: 54,674
Latitude: 51° 47' 22.81" N
Longitude: 1° 09' 21.49" E
Colne Priory at Earls Colne, Essex was a Benedictine priory, initially a dependent cell of Abingdon Abbey, Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). It was founded by Aubrey de Vere I and his wife Beatrice in or before 1111. Their eldest son Geoffrey had died…
The Dutch Cottage is an octagonal-shaped cottage located in Rayleigh, Essex.
Duck End Mill or Letch's Mill is a grade II listed Post mill at Finchingfield, Essex, England which has been restored.
Dovercourt is a railway station which serves the town of Dovercourt, in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.
Walter Cook established a Thames sailing barge building business in 1894 on the bank of the River Blackwater at Maldon, Essex, England.
Burnham-on-Crouch railway station serves the town of Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, England.
Braxted Park, formerly called Braxted Lodge, is a country house in the Queen Anne style set in a landscaped 2,000 acre park near the village of Great Braxted, Essex. At the Domesday Survey, Eudo Dapifer is shown as owner of the manor.
Brantham Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Brantham, Suffolk.
Bocking Windmill or Bocking Churchstreet Windmill is a grade I listed Post mill at Bocking, Essex, England which has been restored.
The Witham–Maldon branch line is a 5.75 miles (9.25 km) long closed railway line between Witham and Maldon in Essex, England which operated from 1848 until closure in 1966.
White Notley railway station serves the village of White Notley, in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.
Wallasea Wetlands is a reclaimed wetlands area located in Essex, England. It has been created as part of a government-funded wetlands scheme to halt the decline of wild and endangered birds caused by the drainage and development of former wetland si…
Ulting is a small village located in the remote countryside of the county of Essex, England.
Trimley railway station is in the village of Trimley St Mary, near Felixstowe, in Suffolk, England, and also serves the adjacent Trimley St Martin.
Thurstable School is a mixed (ages 11-18) secondary academy school, sports college and sixth form situated in the village of Tiptree, Essex. The school is located about 8 miles from Colchester.
The Tattingstone Wonder is a folly at Tattingstone in Suffolk, England.
The Sudbury transmitting station is a facility for telecommunications and broadcasting transmission at Sudbury, England. It consists of two guyed masts, one, the original, being 165.8 metres (544 ft) high, and a second mast (no longer in service) at…
Spains Hall is an Elizabethan country house near Finchingfield in Essex.