Shell Haven
Shell Haven was a port on the north bank of the Thames Estuary at the eastern end of Thurrock, Essex, England and then an oil refinery. The refinery closed in 1999 and the site was purchased by DP World who received planning consent in May 2007 for the new London Gateway deep water container port at the site.Photo: Terryjoyce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include London Gateway and Coryton Power Station.
London Gateway
DP World London Gateway is a port within the wider Port of London, on the north bank of the River Thames in Thurrock, Essex. Opened in November 2013, the site is a fully integrated logistics facility, consisting of a semi-automated deep-sea container terminal which is on the same site as a land bank for the development of warehousing, distribution facilities, and ancillary logistics services.Coryton Power Station
Power station
Photo: terry joyce, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coryton Power Station is a 732 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine gas-fired power station at Coryton, Thurrock, Essex, UK.
Mucking Flats and Marshes
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mucking Flats and Marshes is a 311.6 biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Tilbury in Essex. It is part of the Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar site. and Special Protection Area The site is an extensive stretch of mudflats, saltmarsh and the sea wall, on the eastern side of the River Thames. Mucking Flats and Marshes is situated 1½ miles west of Shell Haven.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fobbing and Corringham.
Fobbing
Village
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fobbing is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It is between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope, the latter being its post town. Fobbing is situated 1½ miles north of Shell Haven.
Corringham
Village
Photo: Rjm at sleepers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corringham is a town in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It lies immediately east of Stanford-le-Hope, its post town, and Corringham is now classed as part of the Stanford-le-Hope built up area by the Office for National Statistics. Corringham is situated 2 miles northwest of Shell Haven.
Mucking
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mucking is a hamlet on the north bank of Thames Estuary in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It is located approximately 2 miles south of the town of Stanford-le-Hope. Mucking is situated 2½ miles west of Shell Haven.
Shell Haven
- Type: Locality
- Description: former port on the north bank of the Thames Estuary
- Categories: port and oil refinery
- Location: Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Shell Haven” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Shell Haven”
- French: “Shell Haven”
- German: “Shell Haven”
- Japanese: “シェル・ヘヴン”
- Polish: “Shell Haven”
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