Canvey Island
Canvey Island is a town, civil parish and island in the Thames Estuary. It forms part of the Castle Point district of Essex, England. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks, but is connected to the mainland by bridges.Places of Interest
Highlights include Canvey Lake and Benfleet railway station.
Canvey Lake
Lake
Photo: Ron Galliers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Canvey Lake is an 8.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Canvey Island in Essex. It is owned by Castle Point Borough Council and managed by the council together with Canvey Island Town Council.
Benfleet railway station
Railway station
Photo: Oneblackline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benfleet is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the towns of South Benfleet and Canvey Island, Essex. It is 29 miles 11 chains down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Pitsea to the west and Leigh-on-Sea to the east.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Benfleet and Hadleigh.
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 1½ miles northwest of Canvey Island.
Hadleigh
Town
Photo: Edward Clack, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hadleigh is a town in the borough of Castle Point, in the south-east of Essex, England. It lies on the A13 road between Thundersley, Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea. The A127 'Southend Arterial Road' bypasses the town to the north. Hadleigh is situated 2 miles northeast of Canvey Island.
Leigh-on-Sea
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leigh-on-Sea is a beautiful old fishing port on the London side of Southend-on-Sea on the south coast of Essex. Visitor venues in Leigh can be divided into three zones.
Canvey Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.53333° or 51° 32′ northLongitude
0.58333° or 0° 35′ eastElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9F32GHMM+88GeoNames ID
2653869
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