Ray Island
Ray Island is an island in West Mersea, City of Colchester, England. Ray Island is situated nearby to the locality Barrow Hill, as well as near the town West Mersea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mersea Island Museum and Cobmarsh Island.
Cobmarsh Island
Islet
Mersea Island is an island in Essex, England, in the Blackwater and Colne estuaries to the south-east of Colchester. Its name comes from the Old English word meresig, meaning "island of the pool" and thus is tautological. Cobmarsh Island is situated 1½ miles south of Ray Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrow Hill and West Mersea.
Barrow Hill
Locality
Barrow Hill is a hamlet in Essex, England. It is located on Mersea Island, approximately 2 km north-northeast of West Mersea near to where the Strood causeway meets the island.
West Mersea
Town
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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 1½ miles west of Ray Island.
Ray Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: West Mersea, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.79468° or 51° 47′ 41″ northLongitude
0.90476° or 0° 54′ 17″ eastElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9F32QWV3+VWGeoNames ID
12541115
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