Lightship
Lightship is a building in Tollesbury, Maldon District, England. Lightship is situated nearby to the swimming pool Woodup Amenity Pool, as well as near the islet Little Cob Island.Places of Interest Nearby
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 an 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. Cobmarsh Island is situated 2 miles east of Lightship.
The King’s Head Public House
Pub
Photo: Recent Runes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The King’s Head Public House is situated 1 mile west of Lightship.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salcott and Bradwell Waterside.
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 2 miles northwest of Lightship.
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 2½ miles southeast of Lightship.
Great Wigborough
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Wigborough is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Wigborough in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The place-name 'Wigborough' first appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Wicgebergha and Wighebergha. Great Wigborough is situated 2½ miles north of Lightship.
Lightship
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: Tollesbury, Maldon District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7602° or 51° 45′ 37″ northLongitude
0.8542° or 0° 51′ 15″ eastOpen location code
9F32QV63+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 239854189OpenStreetMap feature
building=boatOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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