Place:Tendring District, Essex, England

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Tendring is a local government district in northeast Essex, England. It extends from the River Stour in the north, to the coast and the River Colne in the south, with the coast to the east and the town of Colchester to the west. Its council is based in Clacton-on-Sea. Towns in the district include Frinton-on-Sea, Walton-on-the-Naze, Brightlingsea and Harwich. Large villages in the district include St. Osyth and Great Bentley.

Sometimes referred to as the "Tendring Peninsula", the district was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of

• the borough of Harwich,
• Brightlingsea urban district,
• Clacton urban district and
• Frinton and Walton urban district, and
• Tendring Rural District. The name Tendring comes from the ancient Tendring Hundred which is named after the small Tendring village at the centre of the area. The Tendring Poor Law Union covered the same area as the present district.

The largest town in the Tendring district is Clacton-on-Sea, with a population of 53,000.

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