Thorpe-le-Soken

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Thorpe-le-Soken
Thorpe-le-Soken shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TM178223
District	Tendring
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	CO16
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Harwich
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Coordinates: 51°51′25″N 1°09′50″E / 51.857, 1.164

Thorpe-le-Soken is a village in Essex, located southwest of Walton-on-the-Naze, Frinton-on-Sea and northwest of Clacton-on-Sea.

The village is served by Thorpe-le-Soken railway station. This is a notable junction, as trains from London Liverpool Street would divide here, with separate parts continuing to Walton on the Naze and Clacton.

Thorpe-le-Soken has a primary school located in the High Street called Rolph CofE Primary School.

Thorpe-le-Soken is also home to the Thorpe Campus of Tendring Technology College (Years 7, 8 and 9) in Landermere Road. The college is one of the biggest comprehensive schools in North Essex with around 1,700 pupils.

In recent years, the village has become very popular with locals and is home to several fine pubs and restaurants.

[edit] Notable Residents

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.
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 and died at Thorpe Hall.