Great Wakering
| Great Wakering | |
|---|---|
Houses on New Road, Great Wakering | |
Great Wakering Location within Essex | |
| Population | 6,037 (Parish, 2021) 6,775 (Built up area, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | TQ952874 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode district | SS3 |
| Dialling code | 01702 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Great Wakering is a village and civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex, England. It is approximately 4 miles (6 km) east of Southend-on-Sea, its post town. Great Wakering consists mainly of two roads: the High Street, which runs from the junction of Star Lane, and New Road, which begins outside St Nicholas' Parish Church and runs down to the bridges for Foulness Island. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 6,037, and the Great Wakering built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics (which extends beyond the parish boundary to include Little Wakering and Barling) had a population of 6,775.