Little Cob Island

Little Cob Island is an islet in Tollesbury, Maldon District, England. Little Cob Island is situated nearby to the locality Tollesbury Fleet, as well as near Shinglehead Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Cob Island and Cobmarsh Island.

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.

Cobmarsh Island

Islet

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.

Mersea Island Museum

Museum

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mersea Island Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Little Cob Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bradwell Waterside and West Mersea.

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 Little Cob Island.

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 Little Cob Island.

Salcott

Village

Photo: Derek Voller, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salcott is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Salcott closely adjoins the neighbouring village of Virley of the opposite side of Virley Brook; they are sometimes described as a single village of Salcott-cum-Virley. Salcott is situated 2½ miles northwest of Little Cob Island.

Little Cob Island

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Tollesbury, Maldon District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.76253° or 51° 45′ 45″ north

Longitude

0.87248° or 0° 52′ 21″ east

Open location code

9F32QV7C+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 109859078

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13286281

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Localities in the Area

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