Packing Marsh
Packing Marsh is an island in West Mersea, City of Colchester, England. Packing Marsh is situated nearby to the town West Mersea, as well as near the locality Barrow Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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-east of Colchester. Its name comes from the Old English word meresig, meaning "island of the pool" and thus is tautological.
Great Cob Island
Islet
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Cob island is a small island in the estuary of the River Blackwater in Essex, England, the United Kingdom. The island is an area of low-lying salt marsh in the tidal channel known as Virley Channel that runs to the east of the village of Tollesbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Mersea and Barrow Hill.
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.
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. Barrow Hill is situated 2 miles northeast of Packing Marsh.
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 2 miles northwest of Packing Marsh.
Packing Marsh
- 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
51.77362° or 51° 46′ 25″ northLongitude
0.89558° or 0° 53′ 44″ eastElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9F32QVFW+C6GeoNames ID
13284877
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Downhall Beach Estate and Great Wigborough.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sunken Island and Little Cob Island.
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