Cornelius Vermuyden School

Cornelius Vermuyden School is a secondary school with academy status for boys and girls ages 11–16. Located on Canvey Island, Essex, the school is named after the Dutch land engineer Sir Cornelius Vermuyden who reclaimed large areas of fenland in England, and supervised the construction of the sea walls around Canvey in 1623.

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Type: School
Description: academy in Canvey Island, Essex, England
Also known as: “Cornelius Vermuyden School and Arts College” and “The Cornelius Vermuyden School”
Postal code: SS8 9QS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dutch Cottage Museum and Canvey Lake.

Dutch Cottage Museum

Museum

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Dutch Cottage Museum is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Cornelius Vermuyden School.

Canvey Lake

Lake

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Canvey Lake is an 8.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Canvey Island in Essex. It is owned by Castle Point Borough Council and managed by the council together with Canvey Island Town Council.

Benfleet railway station

Railway station

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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 1 mile north of Cornelius Vermuyden School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Benfleet and Hadleigh.

South Benfleet

Village

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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 north of Cornelius Vermuyden School.

Hadleigh

Town

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Hadleigh is a town in the borough of Castle Point, in the south-east of Essex, England. It lies on the A13 road between Thundersley, Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea. The A127 'Southend Arterial Road' bypasses the town to the north. Hadleigh is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cornelius Vermuyden School.

Bowers Gifford

Village

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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 3 miles northwest of Cornelius Vermuyden School.