| Official Name: | Little Clacton |
| Civil Parish: | Little Clacton |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | East of England |
| Coordinates: | 51.8167°N 9°W |
| Post Town: | CLACTON-ON-SEA |
| Postcode Area: | CO |
| Postcode District: | CO16 |
| Dial Code: | 01255 |
| Hide Services: | Yes |
| Population: | 2,822 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Static Image: | St. James' church, Little Clacton, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 196131.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St. James' church, Little Clacton |
Little Clacton is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England.
It is located on the Tendring Peninsula, close to Clacton-on-Sea. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 2,822.[1]
The village is approximately 12 miles south-east of Colchester and 2.5 miles north of Clacton-on-Sea, and is also close to Thorpe-le-Soken, with its railway station providing direct links to London Liverpool Street and .
The parish church is an early twelfth century Norman church building dedicated to St James. It has three bells in its tower, including one cast by Robert Crouch and dating from 1437. [2]
Little Clacton forms part of the electoral ward called Little Clacton and Weeley. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,590.[3]
Weeley,Weeley Heath,Thorpe-le-Soken,Frinton-on-Sea,Great Holland,Clacton-on-Sea,Jaywick,Kirby-le-Soken.