Towns & cities · East of England
Little Oakley
Little Oakley — village and civil parish in Essex, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Harwich International · 3.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Little Oakley is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,171 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Essex, UK". Coordinates: 51.9183°, 1.2350°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hamford Water SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: HAMFORD WATER
- Ramsar wetland: Hamford Water
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Little Oakley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, on the western outskirts of Harwich. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,195. It is the site of a fourth-century Roman villa, excavated between 1951 and 1975. Just north-east of the village is Little Oakley Channel Deposit, a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is the site of former channel of the River Thames during an interglacial period about 575,000 years ago.
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- Coordinates
- 51.9183, 1.2350
- County
- Essex
- District
- Tendring
- Parish
- Little Oakley
- Postcode
- CO12 5JA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clacton
- Population
- 1,171
- Nearest railway station
- Harwich International — 3.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q672771 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Little Oakley, Essex (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Oakley?
- Little Oakley is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO12 5JA), in the parish of Little Oakley.
- Is Little Oakley a protected site?
- Yes — Little Oakley is part of the Hamford Water SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the HAMFORD WATER National Nature Reserve.
- Is Little Oakley free to visit?
- Yes, Little Oakley is free to enter.
- How do I get to Little Oakley?
- The nearest railway station is Harwich International, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO12 5JA.