St Osyth Heath

St Osyth Heath is a hamlet in the civil parish of St Osyth, in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. Until the mid-1900s, The Heath was a thriving community with shops, various self-employed tradesman and The Beehive Public House. Today all this has disappeared, with the pub now converted into an Indian Restaurant.

St Osyth Heath
Public House Methodist Mission Chapel Chapel Extension
St Osyth Heath Location within Essex
Civil parish	St Osyth
District	Tendring
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Essex 51.8227°N 1.1050°E / 51.8227; 1.1050

Robert Beales (My ancestor and to all the Beales in St Osyth) arrived in the Heath in 1819 travelling from Needham Market seeking work. By the 1890`s the Beales family dominated the local area with various skills such Broom Makers. Hurdle Makers, Bricklayers, Carpenters etc.

So with all this talent they built the Chapel at a cost £150 with seating for 60 which opened in 1898. Ref:-Kellys Directory 1914

This saved them a 2 mile walk to the Methodist Chapel in St Osyth

Sometime during the 1900`s, all the families relocated to St Osyth. The building still stands today, retaining the original Chapel but with various external additions.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the large town of Clacton-on-Sea and the village of St Osyth.

Transport

For transport there is the A133 road nearby (Little Clacton by-pass).