Horseshoes Bay

Horseshoes Bay is a bay in Thurrock, England. Horseshoes Bay is situated nearby to the village Coryton, as well as near the hamlet Thames Haven.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lower Horse and Canvey Wick.

Lower Horse

Island

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lower Horse is a 31.1-acre uninhabited island off the English coast, lying in the Thames Estuary between Canvey Island and Stanford-le-Hope, close to grid reference TQ760828.

Canvey Wick

Nature reserve

Photo: Oneblackline, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canvey Wick is a 93.2-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest at the south-west corner of Canvey Island in Essex. It is owned by The Land Trust and 18.5 hectares is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Buglife as a nature reserve, who are working to bring more of the area under management and to improve public access.

Coryton Power Station

Power station

Photo: terry joyce, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coryton Power Station is a 732 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine gas-fired power station at Coryton, Thurrock, Essex, UK.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fobbing and South Benfleet.

Fobbing

Village

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fobbing is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It is between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope, the latter being its post town. Fobbing is situated 3 miles northwest of Horseshoes Bay.

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 3 miles north of Horseshoes Bay.

Cliffe

Village

Cliffe is a village in the civil parish of Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, in the borough of Medway in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. It is on the Hoo Peninsula, reached from the Medway Towns by a three-mile journey along the B2000 road. Cliffe is situated 3½ miles southwest of Horseshoes Bay.

Horseshoes Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50797° or 51° 30′ 29″ north

Longitude

0.53249° or 0° 31′ 57″ east

Open location code

9F32GG5J+5X

GeoNames ID

11153461

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Localities in the Area

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