Flood Barrier

Flood Barrier is a building in Canvey Island, Castle Point District, England. Flood Barrier is situated nearby to the lake Pitseahall Fleet, as well as near the village Fobbing.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canvey Wick and Lower Horse.

Canvey Wick

Nature reserve

Photo: Oneblackline, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canvey Wick is a 93.2-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest at the south-west corner of Canvey Island in Essex. It is owned by The Land Trust and 18.5 hectares is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Buglife as a nature reserve, who are working to bring more of the area under management and to improve public access.

Lower Horse

Island

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lower Horse is a 31.1-acre uninhabited island off the English coast, lying in the Thames Estuary between Canvey Island and Stanford-le-Hope, close to grid reference TQ760828. Lower Horse is situated 1½ miles southeast of Flood Barrier.

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 1¼ miles north of Flood Barrier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fobbing and South Benfleet.

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.

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 2½ miles northeast of Flood Barrier.

Corringham

Village

Photo: Rjm at sleepers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Corringham is a town in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It lies immediately east of Stanford-le-Hope, its post town, and Corringham is now classed as part of the Stanford-le-Hope built up area by the Office for National Statistics. Corringham is situated 2½ miles west of Flood Barrier.

Flood Barrier

Type: Building
Location: Canvey Island, Castle Point District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.53092° or 51° 31′ 51″ north

Longitude

0.50781° or 0° 30′ 28″ east

Open location code

9F32GGJ5+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 391105206

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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