Leigh-on-Sea

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hadleigh Castle and Two Tree Island.

Hadleigh Castle

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role.

Two Tree Island

Island

Photo: Edward Clack, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Two Tree Island is a small island lying north-east of Canvey Island and south-west of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England. It covers 257 hectares and is connected to the mainland at Leigh by a single span bridge.

Leigh-on-Sea railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leigh-on-Sea railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. It is 32 miles 43 chains down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Benfleet to the west and Chalkwell to the east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hadleigh and Westcliff-on-Sea.

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.

Westcliff-on-Sea

Suburb

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort about 40 miles east of London at the mouth of the River Thames Estuary. It's famous for its Victorian pleasure pier, the longest in the world!

Leigh-on-Sea

Type: Locality
Location: Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.5415° or 51° 32′ 30″ north

Longitude

0.6469° or 0° 38′ 49″ east

Elevation

56 feet (17 metres)

Open location code

9F32GJRW+JQ

GeoNames ID

7292447

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