Great Cob Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Mersea Island Museum
Museum
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mersea Island Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Great Cob Island.
Pewet Island
Island
Pewet Island lies on the south side of the estuary of the River Blackwater in the English county of Essex. Pewet Island is off the hamlet of Bradwell Waterside. Pewet Island is situated 2 miles south of Great Cob Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Mersea and Bradwell Waterside.
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. West Mersea is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Cob Island.
Bradwell Waterside
Hamlet
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bradwell Waterside is a small hamlet in Essex, England. It is located about 9 km north-northeast of Southminster and is 28 km east from the county town of Chelmsford. Bradwell Waterside is situated 2 miles south of Great Cob Island.
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 2½ miles north of Great Cob Island.
Great Cob Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Essex, United Kingdom
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Tollesbury, Maldon District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.76227° or 51° 45′ 44″ northLongitude
0.87792° or 0° 52′ 41″ eastElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9F32QV6H+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 109858891OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286280Wikidata ID
Q38251929
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shinglehead Point and Pennyhole Fleet.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Cob Island and Lightship.
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