Brightlingsea
Brightlingsea is a coastal town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek.Places of Interest
Highlights include East Essex Aviation Society and Museum and Brightlingsea Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wivenhoe and Point Clear.
Wivenhoe
Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wivenhoe is a small town in Essex, England, near the city of Colchester and the Tendring Peninsula. Independent shops and pubs line small, narrow streets and a compact quayside on the tidal River Colne.
Point Clear
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point Clear is a village in the civil parish of St Osyth, south-west of the village of St Osyth and on the other side of St Osyth Creek, a branch of the Colne Estuary in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. Point Clear is situated 2½ miles southeast of Brightlingsea.
Great Bentley
Village
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of north east Essex, England, located seven miles east of Colchester. The parish includes the hamlets of Aingers Green and South Heath. Great Bentley is situated 3 miles northeast of Brightlingsea.
Brightlingsea
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8195° or 51° 49′ 10″ northLongitude
1.0224° or 1° 1′ 21″ eastElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
9F33R29C+RXGeoNames ID
7296677
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