Cobmarsh Island
Mersea Island is a tidal 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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Mersea Island Museum and Great Cob Island.
Church of St Nicholas
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Mersea and Barrow Hill.
Barrow Hill
Locality
Barrow Hill is a hamlet in Essex, England. Barrow Hill is situated 2 miles northeast of Cobmarsh Island.
Little Wigborough
Hamlet
Cobmarsh Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Essex, United Kingdom
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: West Mersea, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77188° or 51° 46′ 19″ north
Longitude
0.89985° or 0° 53′ 60″ east
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
9F32QVCX+QW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Cobmarsh Island” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cobmarsh Island”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Quarters Spit and Feldy Marshes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Duke’s Seafood outdoor seeting and Sunken Island.
Essex: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Colchester and Chelmsford.
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