Great Pound
Great Pound is a scenic viewpoint in Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. Great Pound is situated nearby to the lake Pitseahall Fleet, as well as near the community center Wat Tyler Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pitsea railway station and Wat Tyler Country Park.
Pitsea railway station
Railway station
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitsea is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Pitsea in the borough of Basildon, Essex. It is situated at a junction where a loop via Grays re-joins the main line via Basildon. Pitsea railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Great Pound.
Wat Tyler Country Park
Park
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Tyler Country Park is a country park located to the south of Pitsea, Essex within the area of Pitsea Marsh. The area was inhabited from the Bronze Age onwards and at one time was the location of the Pitsea Explosives Factory. Wat Tyler Country Park is situated 3,600 feet west of Great Pound.
Benfleet railway station
Railway station
Photo: Oneblackline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benfleet is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the towns of South Benfleet and Canvey Island, Essex. It is 29 miles 11 chains down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Pitsea to the west and Leigh-on-Sea to the east. Benfleet railway station is situated 2 miles east of Great Pound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowers Gifford and South Benfleet.
Bowers Gifford
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowers Gifford is a village in the civil parish of Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet, located in the Borough of Basildon within the county of Essex, England. It is located to the east of Pitsea and to the west of South Benfleet. Bowers Gifford is situated 1½ miles northeast of Great Pound.
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 1½ miles east of Great Pound.
Fobbing
Village
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fobbing is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It is between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope, the latter being its post town. Fobbing is situated 2½ miles southwest of Great Pound.
Great Pound
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Borough of Basildon, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.54958° or 51° 32′ 59″ northLongitude
0.5182° or 0° 31′ 6″ eastOpen location code
9F32GGX9+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 13990504841OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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