West Mersea

West Mersea is a town and civil parish on in the district of , England. It is one of two parishes on the island, the other being .
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  • Type: Town with 7,390 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in the Colchester borough of Essex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “West Mersea, Essex”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mersea Island Museum and Cobmarsh Island.

Museum
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Islet
Mersea Island is a tidal island in , England…

Islet
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small island in the estuary… is situated 2 miles southwest of West Mersea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrow Hill and Little Wigborough.

Locality
is a hamlet in , England.

Hamlet
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish… is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Mersea.

Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish… is situated 3 miles northwest of West Mersea.

West Mersea

Latitude
51.77698° or 51° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
0.91736° or 0° 55′ 3″ east
Population
7,390
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB WMS
Open location code
9F32QWG8+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 260364987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2634345
Wiki­data ID
Q2343199
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“West Mersea” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “West Mersea”
  • Basque: “West Mersea”
  • Bengali: “ওয়েস্ট মার্সি”
  • Bulgarian: “Уест Мърси”
  • Cebuano: “West Mersea”
  • Chinese: “西梅尔希”
  • Chinese: “西梅爾希”
  • Dutch: “West Mersea”
  • French: “West Mersea”
  • German: “West Mersea”
  • Gujarati: “પશ્ચિમ મર્સિયા”
  • Irish: “Mersea Thiar”
  • Italian: “West Mersea”
  • Japanese: “西メーシー”
  • Kannada: “ವೆಸ್ಟ್ ಮೆರ್ಸೀ”
  • Korean: “웨스트 메르세아”
  • Ladin: “West Mersea”
  • Latin: “Mereseia Occidentalis”
  • Lithuanian: “Vest Mersėja”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “West Mersea”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “West Mersea”
  • Persian: “وست مرسی”
  • Polish: “West Mersea”
  • Portuguese: “West Mersea”
  • Romanian: “West Mersea”
  • Russian: “Уэст-Мерси”
  • Silesian: “West Mersea”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وست مرسی”
  • Spanish: “West Mersea”
  • Swedish: “West Mersea”
  • Tamil: “மேற்கு மேற்ஸீ”
  • Telugu: “పశ్చిమ మెర్సీ”
  • Turkish: “Batı Mersea”
  • Ukrainian: “Вест-Мерсея”
  • Urdu: “مغربی مرسیا”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ میرسیا”
  • Welsh: “West Mersea”
  • “West Mersea”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Quarters Spit and Feldy Marshes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mersea Island School Playing Field and Mersea Island School Playground.

Essex: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Colchester and Chelmsford.

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