Upper Horse
Upper Horse is an island in Canvey Island, Castle Point District, England. Upper Horse is situated nearby to the village Coryton, as well as near the hamlet Thames Haven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Refinery
Photo: terry joyce, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coryton Refinery was an oil refinery in Essex, England, on the estuary of the River Thames 28 miles from central London, between Shell Haven Creek and Hole Haven Creek, which separates Canvey Island from the mainland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fobbing and South Benfleet.
Fobbing
Village
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fobbing is a small village and former civil parish in Thurrock, Essex, England, and one of Thurrock's traditional parishes. It is between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope. Fobbing is situated 2 miles west of Upper Horse.
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 2½ miles northeast of Upper Horse.
Corringham
Village
Photo: Rjm at sleepers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corringham is a town and former civil parish in the unitary authority area of Thurrock, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England, located directly next to the town of Stanford-le-Hope, about 24 miles east of London and 3 miles south of Basildon. Corringham is situated 3½ miles west of Upper Horse.
Upper Horse
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Canvey Island, Castle Point District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51834° or 51° 31′ 6″ northLongitude
0.52324° or 0° 31′ 24″ eastElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9F32GG9F+87GeoNames ID
13284954
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