Clacton-on-Sea, often called simply Clacton, is a coastal town in Essex, England, on the Tendring Peninsula. It is the largest settlement in the Tendring District and lies about 77 miles north-east of London, 16 miles south-east of Colchester and 16 miles south of Harwich. Deposits at Clacton gave important evidence for the Lower Palaeolithic occupation of Britain and name the Clactonian stone tool industry. The modern town was founded by Peter Bruff in 1871 as a seaside resort, with the first access by steamship to Clacton Pier, and the name Clacton-on-Sea distinguished it from the older village of Great Clacton about a mile inland. Its population was 53,200 in 2021.
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1. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Clacton-on-Sea
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pop. 50,548 elev. ca. 17 m Europe/London
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pop. 50,548 elev. ca. 17 m Europe/London
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pop. 50,548 elev. ca. 17 m Europe/London
View the Source 2. Clacton-on-Sea (Wikipedia)
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with a population of 53,200 in 2021
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is a coastal town in Essex, England
Climate
Clacton has an oceanic climate
History, founding of the resort
The modern day Clacton-on-Sea was founded by Peter Bruff in 1871 as a seaside resort.
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is a coastal town in Essex, England
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is a coastal town in Essex, England
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is a coastal town in Essex, England
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