Tendring

Tendring district sits on the northeast coast of Essex in the East of England, running along the North Sea from Walton-on-the-Naze down toward Harwich and inland across farmland. Principal towns include Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea, Walton, Harwich and Brightlingsea. Harwich International Port and the adjacent ferry and freight terminals shape part of the local economy, while Clacton and Frinton support leisure activity along the seafront and piers. The district also contains smaller villages and parish settlements that link coastal communities with agricultural hinterland.

The district’s shoreline includes salt marshes, estuary creeks and the exposed clay and sand of eastern headlands. At Walton the Naze rises from the beach with an 18th-century tower above fossil-bearing cliffs that are studied for Pleistocene deposits and attract birdwatchers to the adjacent scrub and marsh. Rivers and estuaries meet the sea around Brightlingsea and Manningtree, creating habitats for wading birds and supporting small commercial fishing, boatyards and shellfisheries alongside seasonal tourism and year-round agriculture.