what is its history?
Clacton was repeatedly surveyed by the Army in the Napoleonic Wars as a possible invasion beach-head for Napoleon and his Dutch allies.
Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton was repeatedly surveyed by the Army in the Napoleonic Wars as a possible invasion beach-head for Napoleon and his Dutch allies.
what is jaywick? A coastal village what are some social issues here? In September 2015 it was named as the most deprived, according to the indices of deprivation based on several factors including poverty, crime, education and skill levels, unemployment and housing what is its location? Tendring district of Essex, England, west of Clacton-on-Sea what are some amenities available in the last mentioned place? Clacton has a pleasure pier, arcades, a golf course, caravan parks and an airfield, and has two theatres, the West Cliff Theatre and the Princes Theatre
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Clacton-on-Sea [SEP] History
No traces of substantial Roman settlement have been found at Clacton though there are several Roman villa sites nearby (e.g. Alresford, Wivenhoe, Brightlingsea). After the Anglo-Saxon migration and the foundation of the kingdom of Essex, a village called "Claccingtun" ("the village of Clacc's or Clacca's people") was established. No pre-Norman buildings survive today. The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village as "Clachintuna". Clacton was repeatedly surveyed by the Army in the Napoleonic Wars as a possible invasion beach-head for Napoleon and his Dutch allies. There was a large army and militia camp where Holland-on-Sea now stands. In 1810 five Martello Towers were built to guard the beaches between Colne Point to the south and what is now Holland-on-Sea to the north of the town.