Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1DQ

Marks Tey is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England; it is located six miles west of Colchester. It is one in a group of villages called The Teys, including Great Tey and Little Tey. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,617. The locality is described as a village in Essex, England, and carries the postal district CO 6. As a civil parish, Marks Tey is part of the wider Colchester district, which situates it within the county of Essex. The village’s small population and group association with The Teys suggest a close-knit community setting within the broader region of Essex. Residents benefit from the village’s identity as part of a traditional English rural area, while still being within reasonable distance of the larger town of Colchester. The postal code CO 6 indicates the area’s administrative alignment for services and deliveries within the UK postal system.