River Roach
The River Roach is a river that flows entirely through the English county of Essex. It is one of four main streams that originate in the Rayleigh Hills to the west, and flow east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Roach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Mary the Virgin, Foulness Island and Potton Island.
Saint Mary the Virgin, Foulness Island
Church
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Mary the Virgin is a parish of the Church of England on Foulness Island, in Essex, England. Before the 15th century, the island of Foulness was divided among several neighbouring parishes.
Potton Island
Island
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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. Potton Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of River Roach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foulness Island and Burnham-on-Crouch.
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.
Burnham-on-Crouch
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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
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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 4 miles southwest of River Roach.
River Roach
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Roach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Roach”
- Irish: “Abhainn Roach”
- Japanese: “ローチ川”
- Swedish: “River Roach”
- Welsh: “Afon Roach”
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