Pewit Island

Pewit Island is an island in Great Oakley, Tendring District, England. Pewit Island is situated nearby to the village Little Oakley, as well as near the locality The Naze.

Places of Interest

Highlights include John Weston Nature Reserve.

John Weston Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John Weston Nature Reserve is a 3.6-hectare nature reserve north of Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. This site is named after its former warden, who died in 1984. John Weston Nature Reserve is situated 2½ miles southeast of Pewit Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Oakley and The Naze.

Little Oakley

Village

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little Oakley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, on the western outskirts of Harwich. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,195. Little Oakley is situated 2 miles north of Pewit Island.

The Naze

Locality

Photo: Jynto, Public domain.

The Naze is a headland on the east coast of England. It is on the coast of Essex just north of Blackwater and projects into the North Sea. This area is south of the double estuary of the River Stour and River Orwell at Harwich and just north of the town of Walton-on-the-Naze. The Naze is situated 2 miles southeast of Pewit Island.

Great Oakley

Village

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Oakley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is a long, narrow parish lying on the top of a low ridge south of Ramsey Creek which drains northeast towards Harwich. Great Oakley is situated 2½ miles west of Pewit Island.

Pewit Island

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Great Oakley, Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.89219° or 51° 53′ 32″ north

Longitude

1.24138° or 1° 14′ 29″ east

Elevation

-3 feet (-1 metres)

Open location code

9F33V6RR+VH

GeoNames ID

13285037

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