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 Canvey Island and Hadleigh.
Canvey Island
Photo: Oneblackline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
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″ northLongitude
0.6469° or 0° 38′ 49″ eastElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9F32GJRW+JQGeoNames ID
7292447
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