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 Hadleigh Castle and Canvey Lake.

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.

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 South Benfleet.

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.

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 2½ 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 2½ miles north of Canvey Island.

Canvey Island

Type: Town
Category: locality
Location: Castle Point District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.5219° or 51° 31′ 19″ north

Longitude

0.5925° or 0° 35′ 33″ east

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

9F32GHCR+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 27580578

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

7293503

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Canvey Island” goes by many names.

French: “Canvey Island”
German: “Canvey Island”
Portuguese: “Canvey Island”
Spanish: “Canvey Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Knightswick Shopping Centre and Canvey Island Library.

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