Clacton-on-Sea Clacton-on-Sea Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town in the Tendring peninsula and district in Essex, England, and was founded as an urban district in the year 1871. It is a seaside resort that saw a peak of tourists in the summer months between the 1950s and 1970s. The town's economy continues to rely significantly on entertainment and day-trip facilities and it is strong in the service sector, with a large retired population. The north-west part of the town has two business/industrial parks. In the wider district, agriculture and occupations connected to the Port of Harwich provide further employment. It is located
Clacton (UK Parliament constituency) East London such as Barking and Dagenham, leading to the town of Clacton becoming known as "Little Dagenham." The stark exception is the village of Jaywick, which suffers from extremely high levels of deprivation. In Both the Indices of deprivation 2010 and 2015, an area of Jaywick was identified as the single most deprived LSOA in all of England, out of around 32,000, with unemployment estimated at almost 50%. Many homes are essentially beach huts and lack basic amenities. In the 2007 Index, this area was the third-most deprived in the country. The constituency's Member of Parliament until 3 April