Coryton Refinery was an oil refinery in Essex, England, on the estuary of the River Thames 28 miles from central London, between Shell Haven Creek and Hole Haven Creek, which separates Canvey Island from the mainland.

Lower Horse

Island

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lower Horse is a 31.1-acre uninhabited island off the English coast, lying in the Thames Estuary between Canvey Island and Stanford-le-Hope, close to grid reference TQ760828.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fobbing and Corringham.

Fobbing

Village

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fobbing is a small village and former civil parish in Thurrock, Essex, England, and one of Thurrock's traditional parishes. It is between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope. Fobbing is situated 1½ miles northwest of Coryton.

Corringham

Village

Photo: Rjm at sleepers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Corringham is a town and former civil parish in the unitary authority area of Thurrock, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England, located directly next to the town of Stanford-le-Hope, about 24 miles east of London and 3 miles south of Basildon. Corringham is situated 3 miles west of Coryton.

South Benfleet

Village

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

South Benfleet is a town in the Castle Point district of Essex, England, 30 miles east of London. It is adjacent to the village of North Benfleet. The Benfleet post town includes South Benfleet, Thundersley, New Thundersley and Hadleigh. South Benfleet is situated 3 miles northeast of Coryton.

Coryton

Type: Village
Also known as: “Kynochtown”
Category: locality
Location: Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51482° or 51° 30′ 53″ north

Longitude

0.51146° or 0° 30′ 41″ east

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB COY

Open location code

9F32GG76+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 705511412

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2652300

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