Wallasea Island
Wallasea Island lies in Essex, England. It is bounded to the north by the River Crouch, to the south east by the River Roach, and to the west by Paglesham Pool and the narrow Paglesham Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Potton Island and Burnham-on-Crouch & District Museum.
Potton Island
Island
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Potton Island is a sparsely populated island west of Foulness in Essex, England. It is connected to the mainland by a swing bridge with a traffic light system, and the road leads to Great Wakering.
Burnham-on-Crouch & District Museum
Museum
The Burnham-on-Crouch and District Museum, located in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, is a registered charity run by members of the Burnham History Society, aiming to reflect the history and development of the town and the local people. Burnham-on-Crouch & District Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Wallasea Island.
Burnham-on-Crouch railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Myers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnham-on-Crouch railway station is a stop on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the town of Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. It is 43 miles 24 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Althorne to the west and Southminster to the east. Burnham-on-Crouch railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Wallasea Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnham-on-Crouch and Barling.
Burnham-on-Crouch
Photo: John Myers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnham-on-Crouch is a historic town situated on the banks of the River Crouch in the East Coast of England. Best known as a yachting centre hosting the internationally famous 'Burnham Week' it also boasts many other attractions as diverse as Bronze Age burial mounds to a working steam railway museum.
Barling
Hamlet
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barling or Barling Magna is a village and civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex, England. It lies 4 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea, its post town, and 17 miles south-east of the county town of Chelmsford. Barling is situated 3 miles southwest of Wallasea Island.
Foulness Island
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Foulness Island is Essex's largest island. There is nothing much for tourists to see, due to the restrictions put in place by the UK Ministry of Defence regarding access to the island.
Wallasea Island
- Type: Island
- Description: low lying island on coast of Essex, United Kingdom
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Wallasea Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة والاسي”
- Cebuano: “Wallasea Island”
- Chinese: “沃勒西岛”
- Dutch: “Wallasea Island”
- Japanese: “ウォルシー島”
- Japanese: “ワラジー島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wallasea Island”
- Swedish: “Wallasea Island”
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