Weeley
Sign in to saveWeeley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is served by Weeley railway station on the Sunshine Coast Line. It has bus links to Clacton-on-Sea and Colchester. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,234.
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Place details
- Locality
- Weeley
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Weeley
- UK place.civil_parish
- Weeley
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.post_town
- CLACTON-ON-SEA
- UK place.postcode_area
- CO
- UK place.postcode_district
- CO16
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Clacton
- UK place.shire_district
- Tendring
- UK place.shire_county
- Essex
- UK place.hide_services
- Yes
- UK place.population
- 2,234
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Tendring
- Population
- +1768
- Image
- St Andrews Church, Weeley, Essex (geograph 2051473).jpg
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Weeley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is served by Weeley railway station on the Sunshine Coast Line. It has bus links to Clacton-on-Sea and Colchester. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,234.
The name came from the Old English "Wēo-lēah" meaning "willow wood / clearing". Weeley is first mentioned in a document from c.1050 when Eadgyva granted Wilgelia alias Wigleya in penance to St Paul's, London. In 1086, Eudo held Wileia. In c.1100, William II confirmed Eudo's holding of the manor.