Thorpe-le-Soken

infobox UK place

country = England
latitude= 51.857
longitude= 1.164
official_name= Thorpe-le-Soken
population =
shire_district= Tendring
shire_county = Essex
region= East of England

constituency_westminster= Harwich
post_town=
postcode_district= CO16
postcode_area=CO
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TM178223

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.

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.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/primary_schools/html/881_5208.stm Rolph Primary School Education League Table Page from BBC Site]
* [http://www.frinton.org/ Local Website with events and news]
* [http://www.ttc.uk.net/ Tendring Technology College Website]