Tendring District

Tendring District is a local government district in north-east Essex, England. Its council is based in Clacton-on-Sea, its largest town; others are Brightlingsea, Harwich, Dovercourt, Frinton-on-Sea, Manningtree and Walton-on-the-Naze.

The district borders the City of Colchester to the west and the Babergh District of Suffolk, across the estuary of the river Stour, to the north. To the east and south, it faces the North Sea, with the estuary of the river Colne to the south-west. The area is sometimes referred to as the Tendring Peninsula.