St Osyth

St Osyth
Toosie/Toosey^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
St Osyth Toosie/Toosey;
	Village sign
	St Osyth Location within Essex
Population	4,277 (2011)
OS grid reference	TM123156
District	Tendring;
Shire county	Essex;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CLACTON-ON-SEA
Postcode district	CO16
Dialling code	01255
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Clacton;
	List of places UK England Essex 51°47′56″N 1°04′48″E / 51.799°N 1.080°E

St Osyth is an English village and civil parish in the Tendring District of north-east Essex, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Clacton-on-Sea and 12 miles (19.3 km) south-east of Colchester. It lies on the B1027, Colchester–Clacton road. The village is named after Osgyth, a 7th-century saint and princess. Locally, the name is sometimes pronounced "Toosey". It is claimed to be the driest recorded place in the United Kingdom. In 2011 it had a population of 4,277.

^ "About - St Osyth".
^ "General Information".
^ "Why is St Osyth called toosey?".
^ "Map - St Osyth (St. Osyth)". MapNall.
^ A Toosey Twelvemonth. St Osyth, Compiled By Phyllis M. Hendy
^ "Ward/Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[1] "About - St Osyth".

[2] "General Information".

[3] "Why is St Osyth called toosey?".

[4] "Map - St Osyth (St. Osyth)". MapNall.

[5] A Toosey Twelvemonth. St Osyth, Compiled By Phyllis M. Hendy

[6] "Ward/Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.

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St Osyth Toosie/Toosey^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Village sign
St Osyth Location within Essex
Population	4,277 (2011)^[6]
OS grid reference	TM123156
District	Tendring
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CLACTON-ON-SEA
Postcode district	CO16
Dialling code	01255

Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England

UK Parliament	Clacton
List of places UK England Essex 51°47′56″N 1°04′48″E / 51.799°N 1.080°E / 51.799; 1.080