Tendring District
Tendring District | |
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Clacton-on-Sea, the administrative centre of the district | |
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Tendring shown within Essex | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′N 1°08′E / 51.783°N 1.133°E | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Named after | Tendring Hundred |
| Administrative HQ | Clacton-on-Sea |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district |
| • Body | Tendring District Council |
| • Executive | Leader and cabinet |
| • Control | No overall control |
| • Leader | Mark Stephenson (Ind.) |
| • Chair | Dan Casey |
| • MPs | |
| Area | |
• Total | 141 sq mi (366 km2) |
| • Land | 130 sq mi (336 km2) |
| • Rank | 110th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 151,451 |
| • Rank | 145th |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (450/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode areas | |
| Dialling codes | 01255 |
| GSS code | E07000076 |
| Website | tendringdc |
Tendring District is a local government district in north-east Essex, England. Its council is based in Clacton-on-Sea, the largest town. Other towns are Brightlingsea, Harwich, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.
The district borders the City of Colchester to the west and the Babergh District of Suffolk, across the estuary of the River Stour, to the north. To the east and south, it faces the North Sea, with the estuary of the River Colne to the south-west. The area is sometimes referred to as the Tendring Peninsula.
The modern local government district was formed in 1974. The name Tendring comes from the ancient Tendring Hundred which was named after the small village of Tendring.