West Mersea
West Mersea is a locality in City of Colchester, Essex, England. West Mersea is situated nearby to the village Peldon, as well as near the hamlet Little Wigborough.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cobmarsh Island and Mersea Island Museum.
Cobmarsh Island
Islet
Mersea Island is an island in Essex, England, in the Blackwater and Colne estuaries to the south of Colchester. Its name comes from the Old English word meresig, meaning "island of the pool" and thus is tautological.
Church of St Nicholas
Church
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Nicholas is situated 2½ miles west of West Mersea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Mersea and Little Wigborough.
West Mersea
Town
Photo: David Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Mersea is a town and civil parish on Mersea Island in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is one of two parishes on the island, the other being East Mersea.
Little Wigborough
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Wigborough is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Wigborough, in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Little Wigborough is located between Peldon and Great Wigborough. Little Wigborough is situated 2½ miles west of West Mersea.
Great Wigborough
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Wigborough is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Wigborough in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The place-name 'Wigborough' first appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Wicgebergha and Wighebergha. Great Wigborough is situated 3 miles west of West Mersea.
West Mersea
- Type: Locality
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7876° or 51° 47′ 15″ northLongitude
0.925° or 0° 55′ 30″ eastElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
9F32QWQG+22GeoNames ID
7300523
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