Thorpe-le-Soken

Thorpe-le-Soken is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is located east of Colchester, west of Walton-on-the-Naze and Frinton-on-Sea, and north of Clacton-on-Sea. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,273.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirby Cross railway station and Thorpe-le-Soken railway station.

Kirby Cross railway station

Railway station

Photo: Torecles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirby Cross railway station is on the Walton branch of the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, serving the village of Kirby Cross, Essex. It is 67 miles 55 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Thorpe-le-Soken to the west and Frinton-on-Sea to the east.

Thorpe-le-Soken railway station

Railway station

Photo: Torecles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thorpe-le-Soken railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex.

Great Holland Pits

Nature reserve

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Holland Pits is a 16.2-hectare nature reserve east of Great Holland in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. This area of former gravel pits has grassland, ancient woodland, ponds and wet depressions. Great Holland Pits is situated 2 miles south of Thorpe-le-Soken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.

Frinton-on-Sea

Photo: Jane White, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Frinton-on-Sea is a small seaside town in the Tendring district of Essex. It had an estimated population of 4,800 in 2016. It is part of the Parish of Frinton and Walton.

Walton-on-the-Naze

Town

Photo: Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Frinton-on-Sea is a small seaside town in the Tendring district of Essex. It had an estimated population of 4,800 in 2016. It is part of the Parish of Frinton and Walton. Walton-on-the-Naze is situated 3½ miles east of Thorpe-le-Soken.

Beaumont-cum-Moze

Village

Photo: Peter L Herring, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beaumont-cum-Moze is a civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Beaumont and Moze Cross. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 341.

Thorpe-le-Soken

Type: Locality
Location: Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.8604° or 51° 51′ 37″ north

Longitude

1.1979° or 1° 11′ 52″ east

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9F33V56X+55

GeoNames ID

7293546

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