Maplin Sands
The Maplin Sands are mudflats on the northern bank of the Thames estuary, off Foulness Island, near Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, though they actually lie within the neighbouring borough of Rochford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shoeburyness and Barling.
Shoeburyness
Town
Shoeburyness, or simply Shoebury, is a coastal town… Shoeburyness is situated 6 miles west of Maplin Sands.
Barling
Hamlet
Barling or Barling Magna is a village and civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex, England. Barling is situated 6 miles west of Maplin Sands.
North Shoebury
Suburb
North Shoebury is part of Shoeburyness, a suburb of the city of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. North Shoebury is situated 6 miles west of Maplin Sands.
Maplin Sands
- Wetland
- Description: sand bar at the mouth of the Thames Estuary
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Latitude
51.55505° or 51° 33′ 18″ north
Longitude
0.91825° or 0° 55′ 6″ east
Open location code
9F32HW49+28
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Maplin Sands” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Maplin Sands”
- French: “Maplin Sands”
- German: “Maplin Sands”
- Low German: “Maplin Sands”
- Spanish: “Faro de Maplin Sands”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Havengore Maypole and Foulness Island.
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