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Kirby-le-Soken | |
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Location within Essex | |
Area | 0.590 km2 (0.228 sq mi) |
Population | 1,387 (2018 estimate) |
• Density | 2,351/km2 (6,090/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM220220 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FRINTON-ON-SEA |
Postcode district | CO13 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament |
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Kirby-le-Soken is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Frinton and Walton, in the Tendring district in north-east Essex, England, which is mainly agricultural, but increasingly residential, near Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze. In 2018 the built-up-area had an estimated population of 1387.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 836.[2] On 1 April 1934, the parish was abolished to form "Frinton and Walton", part also went to Thorpe-le-Soken.[3]
Kirby-le-Soken is in an area called The Sokens, isolated from Kirby Cross, Frinton-on-Sea, and Walton-on-the-Naze by fields.