Great Clacton is a residential suburb of Clacton-on-Sea

Clacton-on-Sea

Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town on the Tendring peninsula, in Essex, England and was founded in 1871. It is a seaside resort that attracted many tourists in the summer months between the 1950s and 1970s, but which like many other British sea-side resorts went into decline as a holiday...

 in the Tendring

Tendring

Tendring is 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. Towns in the district...

 district of Essex, England. It is situated south east of the village of Little Clacton

Little Clacton

Little Clacton is a small rural village in Essex. It is located on the Tendring Peninsular. Close to Clacton-on-Sea.The village is also within radius of a local weather station, which provides Live Weather Conditions, Live Webcam Image & a 5 Day Weather Forecast for the villages Weeley & Little...

. The A133 road

A133 road

The A133 road runs from Colchester to Clacton-on-Sea. It starts off at Cymbeline Way in Lexden, runs through the Avenue of Remembrance which acts as a bypass for Colchester town centre. It also runs past Wivenhoe Park, through Elmstead Market, Frating Green, it then meets a spur from the A120 road...

 to Colchester

Colchester

Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...

 from Clacton-on-Sea is directly west of this settlement. The Sunshine Coast Line goes round the town on the way to Clacton-on-Sea and the nearest station is Clacton-on-Sea railway station.

Great Clacton was founded by the Celts in c.100BC

The Saxons

Saxons

The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...

under their leader Clacc from whom the town gets its name set up residence, Clacc Inga Ton (the Village of Clacc's People).