Marks Tey

Coordinates: 51°52′34″N 0°46′19″E / 51.876°N 0.772°E / 51.876; 0.772

Marks Tey
St Andrew's Church, Marks Tey
Marks Tey  Marks Tey shown within Essex
Population	3,599 [1]
OS grid reference	TL908234
District	Colchester
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Colchester
Postcode district	CO6
Dialling code	01206
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Essex
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Marks Tey is a large village in Essex, England located six miles west of Colchester.

Marks Tey railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line, and is a junction for the Sudbury Branch Line to Sudbury. As of September 2010, Marks Tey railway station has been undergoing a major refurbishment of the drop-off car park and the main areas of platforms 1 and 2.

Marks Tey is one of a group of villages called the Teys, also including Great Tey and Little Tey. Its main features include a village hall built in 1993 on the fields intersecting the A12 and A120, with an adjacent children's play park and a skateboard park. Next to that(between a12 & a120)is a suburban estate that was built in the mid 1970s. Near to the play park, there is a small parish hall, used for children's kindergarten and small exhibitions. After the hall was almost doubled in size after the extension of the new Basketball hall, it is now home to the annual ' Colchester Model Railway Exhibition'.

The village has a parish church, St Andrew's. The church hall is central to the community, and hosts 1st Marks Tey Scouts Group with Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.^[2]

The Marks Tey Hotel on London Road is the only four-star hotel in North Essex.

Following the demolition of the Prince of Wales public house, the Red Lion is the only pub serving the village. In 2001 The Food Company erected their first outlet on the site of the former Prince of Wales, selling speciality foods and drink. Also located on London Road are a Post Office, convenience store, Indian & Chinese take-aways, butchers, bakers, hairdressers, a cycle shop, a car supplies shop and a petrol garage.

Marks Tey Football Club was established in 1998. The home ground is Jubilee Playing Fields in Old London Road, alongside the skateboard park. They currently have 1 mens Saturday team, 1 mens Sunday team, 1 vets team, 2 youth teams and 2 mini soccer teams.

References

1. ^ Key Statistics for urban areas in the South East. 2001 Census, National Statistics. Retrieved on February 11, 2007.
2. ^ Marks Tey at This is Essex

External links

• St Andrew's Church
• Marks Tey Hotel
• Marks Tey Scout Group
• Marks Tey Football Club