Tendring

Tendring District

Shown within Essex
Geography
Status: District
Region: East of England
Admin. County: Essex
Area:
- Total Ranked 145th
337.58 km²
Admin. HQ: Clacton on Sea
ONS code: 22UN
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2003 est.)
- Density Ranked 119th
140,876
417 / km²
Ethnicity: 98.7% White
Politics

Tendring District Council
http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative + Liberal Democrats + Independent
MPs: Douglas Carswell, Bernard Jenkin

Tendring is, short for Tendring Hundred, a local government district in North East 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. Places in the district include Frinton-on-Sea, Walton-on-the-Naze, Brightlingsea and Harwich.

Tendring hundred is named after the Tendering Tribe which populated that part of Essex round the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.

During the English Civil War, the witch-finder general, Matthew Hopkins, carried out many trials throughout this and the surrounding area. Especially in the Towns of Manningtree and Mistley on the River Stour.

The actual village of Tendring has a population of less than 1000.

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