Canvey Island
Canvey Island is a town, civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames Estuary, near Southend-on-Sea, in the Castle Point district, in the county of Essex, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leigh-on-Sea and Hadleigh.
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.
Hadleigh
Town
Photo: Edward Clack, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hadleigh is a town and former civil parish that is within the borough of Castle Point, located in the southeast of the county of Essex, England, on the A13 between Thundersley, Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea with a population of 18,300.
Canvey Island
- Type: Locality
- Location: Castle Point District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5242° or 51° 31′ 27″ northLongitude
0.6061° or 0° 36′ 22″ eastElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9F32GJF4+MCGeoNames ID
7293503
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