Thorpe-le-Soken
Coordinates: 51°51′25″N 1°09′50″E / 51.857°N 1.164°E
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| Population | 1,255 (Tendring 007B LSOA 2006) |
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| OS grid reference | TM178223 |
| District | Tendring |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | CO16 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Harwich |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Thorpe-le-Soken is a village in Essex, located west of Walton-on-the-Naze, Frinton-on-Sea and north of Clacton-on-Sea.
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[edit] History
Thorpe-le-Soken's history can be traced back to Saxon times.[1]
The local church, St Michael's, was shown in series 2 episode 4 of the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? where comedian Julian Clary traced a family member to the church.[2]
[edit] Facilities
Thorpe-le-Soken has Rolph CofE Primary School in the High Street, and the Thorpe Campus of Tendring Technology College (Years 7, 8 and 9) in Landermere Road. The village is served by Thorpe-le-Soken railway station. The village used to have a Post Office, but this was closed in a round of government cuts.[3] The village hosts several shops, pubs and eateries.[4]
[edit] Notable residents
- Field Marshal Lord Byng of Vimy GCB GCMG MVO (1862–1935), an officer who served with distinction during World War I and as Governor General of Canada, lived in Thorpe-le-Soken during his retirement[5] and died at the demolished Thorpe Hall.[6]
- Sir William Gull (1816 – 1890), Royal physician, and suggested as a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders, is buried in St Michael's churchyard.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Thomas William Shore (February 2008). Origin of the Anglo-Saxon Race - A Study of the Settlement of England and the Tribal Origin of the Old English People. READ BOOKS. pp. 279–. ISBN 9781408637692. http://books.google.com/books?id=tDSsxref4C8C&pg=PA279. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ http://archive.thurrockgazette.co.uk/2005/8/23/232369.html
- ^ http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/content2?catId=57600693&mediaId=57600697
- ^ http://www.frinton.org/
- ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33348/pages/366
- ^ http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/842780AB-4F5E-4248-A18D-675D90CD968F/1910/ThorpeleSokenVillageText.pdf
- ^ Eminent persons: Biographies, reprinted from the Times. Vol. 1-6. D.. Macmillan. 1893. http://books.google.com/books?id=PxIYAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
[edit] External links
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